The analysis of Past tense expression in the texts of different functional styles

The aim of our research is to reveal the importance and necessity of past tense and to analyse ways of expression past time in different functional styles.

Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
1 Past tense expression in different functional styles.
1.1 The notion of the functional styles...…………………………………………7
1.2 Verb’s categories and place of tense in its system.…………………………16
1.3 Past tense expression………………………….…………………………….19
1.3.1 The simple past tense……………….………………………………...20
1.3.2 Past progressive tense……………………….………………………..21
1.3.3 Perfect tenses in English language…………….……………………..22
1.4 Active and Passive voices in English language system………….………….26
2 The usage of past tense in the texts of different functional styles……………….…31
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………....55
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….57
Appendix……………………………………………………………………………...60