Past tense is an action, event, or condition which occurred before the present and includes the following:

The table below shows the past tense

Simple past: "I went." In English this implies that the action took place in the past and that it is not taking place now.

Past perfect: "I had gone." Expresses that an action was completed prior to some other event.

Past progressive: "I was going."

Past perfect progressive: "I had been going." Usually expressed with duration, this indicates that an event was ongoing for a specific time, then completed before a specific event.