Compléter Fill in the Blanks: Mastering Past TensesVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of past tenses with this engaging fill-in-the-blanks game! par zary botero 1 completed duration continuous communication simple perfect occurred situations past tenses ongoing actions Past are used to describe or that in the . They help convey the timing of events and their relation to the present . There are several forms of past tenses in English , including the past , past , past , and past perfect continuous . The simple past is used for actions that happened at a specific time in the past , such as 'I walked to the store . ' The past continuous describes actions that were in the past , like 'I was walking to the store when it started to rain . ' The past perfect indicates that an action was before another action in the past , for example , 'I had walked to the store before it started raining . ' Lastly , the past perfect continuous emphasizes the of an action that was ongoing before another past action , such as 'I had been walking for an hour when it started to rain . ' Understanding these tenses is crucial for effective in English .