How to Use the Right Verb Tense for Talking About the Past

1. Verb Tenses

• Past Tense: This is for actions that already happened.

  • Example: "She visited the museum."

• Present Tense: This talks about actions happening right now.

  • Example: "She visits the museum."

• Future Tense: This shows actions that will happen later.

  • Example: "She will visit the museum."

2. Making Sure the Subject and Verb Match

• The subject (who or what you are talking about) should match the verb (the action word).
  • Example: "He runs" (not "He run").

3. Asking Questions

• To make questions in the past tense, switch the order of the subject and the helper verb.
  • Example: "Did she visit the museum?"

4. How to Make Negative Sentences

• To say something didn’t happen in the past, use "did not" followed by the base form of the verb.
  • Example: "She did not visit the museum."

5. Using Articles

• Definite Article ("the"): This refers to a specific thing.

  • Example: "The museum was interesting."

• Indefinite Article ("a/an"): This refers to any one thing, not a specific one.

  • Example: "A museum can be fun."