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Situate past events in relation to the present situation. | Situate past events in relation to the present situation. | ||
*I have just ordered a new TV | *I have just ordered a new TV | ||
==The Past perfect== | ==The Past perfect== | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 30 June 2017
Here is a quick article on how to express the past tenses in English.
The simple past.
Talk about past events in a historic context using yesterday, or a date or time.
- He died in 1920.
The Present Perfect
Situate past events in relation to the present situation.
- I have just ordered a new TV
The Past perfect
When one past event has to be situated in a more distant past than another past event.
- You had studied French before you moved to Paris.
The past continuous
When something is happening before and after another action in the past.
- She saw her as he was driving away.