How do you use the work akin in past tense a sentence?

The word "akin" doesn't have a past tense because it's an adjective, not a verb. It means "similar to" or "having a close resemblance to."

To use "akin" in a sentence, you would use it in the present tense, like this:

* "Her new painting was akin to the Impressionist style."

* "The feeling of excitement I felt was akin to the joy I felt on my wedding day."

If you want to describe something that was similar to something else in the past, you could use phrases like:

* "was similar to"

* "resembled"

* "had a close resemblance to"

* "was comparable to"

For example:

* "Her old painting was similar to the Impressionist style."

* "The feeling of excitement I felt yesterday resembled the joy I felt on my wedding day."