Uses of Simple Past Tense
1) To Represent those action that is completed in the past and also represent past time.
e.g. मैंने पटना कॉलेज से पढ़ाई की।
- I studied at Patna College.
2) Some Past Time words are widely used in the past tense. These are Yesterday, last year, last night, last morning, some time ago, ago, long ago, once, in 2010, etc.
e.g. वह कल रात आया।
- He came last night.
मैने उसे कुछ समय पहले देखा/देखा था।
- I saw him some time ago.
इंदिरा गांधी का निधन 1984 में हुआ था।
- Indira Gandhi died in 1984.
3) To denote the habits of the past and also denote a fixed activity.
For fixed activity
e.g. वह हमेशा समय पर आती थी।
- She was always on time.
वह कभी मंदिर नही जाता था।
- He never went to the temple.
For past habits
e.g. मैं वहां जाता था।
- I used to go there.
वह समय पर आती थी।
- She used to come on time.
वह धूम्रपान करता था।
- He used to smoke.
वह टहलने जाता था।
- He used to go for a walk.
वह सफेद कपड़े पहनता था।
- He used to wear white clothes.
4) To describe a situation that related to past time.
e.g. चाय बहुत गर्म थी। - The tea was very hot.
वह एक अच्छी लड़की थी। - She was a good girl.
तुम वहां खुश थे। - You were happy there.
5) To represent an activity or an action that is continued in the past.
e.g. जब वे नाचते थे, वे गाते थे।
- While they danced, they sang.
जब बच्चा खेलता था, तो माँ खाना बनाती थी।
- When the child played, the mother cooked food.
6) The past tense is sometimes used in English to refer to an unreal situation. We call this "the unreal past".
The unreal past is used:-
* After conditional words and expressions like if, supposing, if only, what if, As if, As though.
* After the verb to wish such as "I wish".
* After the expressions like I'd rather, It is time, etc.
Notes
1) We use as if & as though to talk about an imaginary situation but that is likely possible.
e.g. ऐसा लग रहा है जैसे उन्हें झटका लगा हो।
- It looks as if/as though they had a shock.
उसने उन्हें देखा जैसे उन्होंने उसे धोखा दिया हो।
- He looked at them as if/as though they had betrayed him.
2) e.g. of "if".
अगर मेरे पास समय होता, तो मैं आपको रात के खाने पर ले जाता।
- if I had the time, I'd take you out to dinner.
यदि तुम जल्दी आते तो हमारे साथ चल सकते थे।
- If you came early, you could go with us.
3) We use "if only" during regrets.
e.g. अगर केवल मैं श्याम से लंबा होता।
- if only I were taller than Shyam.
यदि केवल उन्होंने अपना काम समय पर पूरा किया होता।
- If only they had done their work on time.
4) e.g. of "as if"
वह ऐसे बात करता है जैसे वह मेरा बॉस हो।
- He talks as if he were my boss.
5) * "Wish" with simple past tense is used to express regret & desire about the present which could still happen and come true.
e.g. काश मैंने और पैसा कमाया होता।
- I wish I earned more money.
काश मैं एक राजा होता।
- I wish I were a king.
काश मैं और अधिक परिपक्व होता।
- I wish I was more mature.
काश वह अपने माता-पिता के साथ अधिक समय बिता सकती।
- I wish she could spend more time with her parents.
* "Wish" with past perfect tense is used to express regrets about the past. It is used when it's too late for the wish to come true.
e.g. काश, मैं कल रात जल्दी सो गया होता।
- I wish I had gone to bed early last night.
काश मैं दोस्तों के साथ बाहर गया होता।
- I wish I had gone out with friends.
काश, मैंने यह कार नहीं खरीदी होती।
- I wish I hadn't bought this car.
6) e.g. of "it is time/ it's time"
यह वह समय है जब हमने टेनिस खेलना शुरू किया।
- It is the time when we started playing tennis.
यह बिस्तर पर जाने का समय है।
- It's time to go to bed.
पिकनिक पर जाने का समय है।
- It is time to go to a picnic.
7) e.g. of "I'd rather"
मुझे यहां आने के बजाय बाहर जाना पसंद था।
- I had rather like to go out than to come here.
मैं खुद समस्या को संभालना चाहता था।
- I'd rather handle the problem myself.
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