英文的過去時態包括多種形式，用於描述在過去發生的動作或狀態。以下是一些常見的過去時態：
一般過去時：用於描述在過去某個具體時間發生的動作或狀態。例如：
Tom liked English stories when he was at school.
They were very happy after hearing the good news yesterday.
Tom could swim when he was young.
過去進行時：用於描述在過去某個具體時間正在進行的動作。例如：
Tom was reading books at 7:15 a.m. yesterday.
過去完成時：用於描述到過去某個時間點為止已經完成的動作。例如：
Tom had read books for a day by yesterday.
過去完成進行時：用於描述到過去某個時間點為止一直在進行的動作。例如：
Tom had been reading books for a day by yesterday.
過去將來時：用於描述基於過去某個時間點的未來動作或狀態。例如：
Tom said that he would read books the next day.
過去將來完成時：用於描述基於過去某個時間點的未來某個時間點前已經完成的動作。例如：
Tom would have read books for 2 days by the end of the next day.
過去將來進行時：用於描述基於過去某個時間點的未來某個時間點正在進行的動作。例如：
Tom said that he would be reading books at 7:15 a.m. the next day.
過去將來完成進行時：用於描述基於過去某個時間點的未來某個時間點前一直在進行的動作。例如：
Tom would have been doing research for weeks by the end of the month。