The English past tense is used to talk about the past, to refer to the present or future, and to talk about hypotheses.
The past simple, past continuous, and past perfect are three forms of the past tense.
The past perfect continuous is used to talk about the past perfect.
We use these forms to talk about the past: He worked at McDonald's. He had worked there since July. He was working at McDonald's. He had been working there since July.
We can use the past simple to talk about the present or the future. For example, He is working now.
We can use the past simple, the past continuous, and the past perfect to talk about the past. For example, He had been working since July.
We can use the past simple, the past continuous, and the past perfect continuous to talk about the present. For example, He is working now.

Test your knowledge of English past tense forms with this quiz. Explore the usage of past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tense forms in various contexts including past, present, and future scenarios.