If you want to talk about a noise that happened in the past, you would use a past tense verb with the noun "noise," like:
* I heard a noise. (Present tense)
* I heard a noise yesterday. (Past tense)
* There was a loud noise. (Past tense)
If you want to talk about a noise that happened in the past, you would use a past tense verb with the noun "noise," like:
* I heard a noise. (Present tense)
* I heard a noise yesterday. (Past tense)
* There was a loud noise. (Past tense)