"kept telling the story" is past tense.
The past tense of bring is brought. The past tense of seek is sought. The past tense of keep is kept.
The past perfect tense of keep is had kept.
terry kept telling
Lain is already the past tense of lie. (to lie in a horizontal position as opposed to not telling the truth)
The past tense would be "kept silent".
No, it's present tense. The past tense of keep is kept.
The past tense of bring is brought. The past tense of seek is sought. The past tense of keep is kept.
The past perfect tense of keep is had kept.
First person singular -- could be either present or past tense.
terry kept telling
Kept is the past tense of keep. The past perfect tense is had kept.
Lain is already the past tense of lie. (to lie in a horizontal position as opposed to not telling the truth)
If you are talking about gramatically it depends on the tense. Your friend telling you about that is present tense, she is telling you right now. But your friend told you about that is past tense, she told you before.
"Paid" is the past tense of the verb "to pay".
The past tense would be "kept silent".
Normally, we use an -ed for the past tense (walk/walked) but the verb "keep" has an irregular past tense. The past form of keep is "kept." I keep my books on the shelf. I kept my books on the shelf.
The past tense of kept is "kept."Past: keptPresent: keepFuture: keep