Which sentence is in the past tense?

• A. He ran to catch the bus.
• B. He runs to catch the bus.
• C. He running to catch the bus.
• D. He will run to catch the bus.

Answer: (A)

Past tense is used for actions that already happened. In this sentence, the verb ran is the past tense form of run, showing that the action of moving to catch the bus happened in the past. The rest of the sentence sticks with the infinitive phrase to catch the bus, which doesn’t change the tense of the main verb.

The other options show different tenses or forms: runs is present tense, indicating a current or habitual action; running is the participle form and would need another helping verb to express ongoing action; will run expresses future action with the word will. So the sentence with ran clearly marks the action as completed in the past.