Example of Simple Past:
1.    I
met her last month.
2.   Â
India
became republic in 1950.
3.   Â
He
usually went to bed late last year.
4.   Â
Bini
always drank milk when he was a child.
5.   Â
When
the shot broke, birds flew.
6.   Â
When
the prime minister arrived, the officers stood up.
7.   Â
I
went to the public library yesterday.
8.   Â
The
Swamiji spoke very eloquently.
9.   Â
The
elephant stood on two legs.
10.  She
left school last year.
11. India
became independent in 1947.
12.  She
always came late to the class last month.
13. When the teacher entered the class the
students stood up.
14. It is high time you reached there
   15. It is high time we left the place
Example of Past
Continuous
    1.   Â
When
I saw him, he was playing chess
    2.   Â
While
I was driving she was reading a novel.
Example of Past Perfect
    1. I had seen the film
     2. I had written the letter before he arrived
     3. She had loved him.
Example of Past
Perfect Continuous
    1. He had been reading for hours before I reached there
    2. I had been reading for hours before he came.
    3. The boys had been playing cricket for two hours before they
reached home.