The best replacement for past tense is past participle.

The best alternatives to past tense are rated as following:
★★★★★  past participle
★★★★  present tense
★★★  present perfect
★★★  past perfect
★★  passive voice
★★  past perfect tense
★★  past continuous
★  present
★  past progressive
★  past tense
★  future tense
★  present perfect tense
  imperfect italian
  imperfect spanish
  imperfect
  imperfect tense
  imperfect french
  participle
  past continuous tense
  perfect tense

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Speaking about past tense, one probably shouldn't forget about helping verbs.

Other search terms related to past tense and their ratings are:
★★★★★ helping verbs
★★★ had
★★ did
★★ would
★★ used to
★ present tense
★ regular
★ have
★ reflexive verbs in french
helping verb
regular verbs
modal verbs in german
verb to be
since
irregular verbs
verb
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