Look at these sentences from the story.
I spotted it in a junk shop in Bridport… The man said it was made in the early nineteenth century … This one was in a bad condition…

The italicised verbs are in the past tense. They tell us what happened in the past, before now.

Read the passage below and underline the verb in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady.

She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.
A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

Question

Look at these sentences from the story.
I spotted it in a junk shop in Bridport… The man said it was made in the early nineteenth century … This one was in a bad condition…

The italicised verbs are in the past tense. They tell us what happened in the past, before now.

Read the passage below and underline the verb in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady.

She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.