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==The past perfect== | ==The past perfect== | ||
It is normally only used when one past event has to be situated in a more distant past than another past event. | It is normally only used 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 27 June 2017
Here is a quick article on how to express the past tenses in English.
The simple past.
It is used to talk about past events in a historic context using yesterday, or a date or time.
- Example: He died in 1920.
It indicates only a short action/period of time:
- "I saw a bird flying across the sky." -> we don't see the bird anymore.
The Present Perfect
It is used to situate past events in relation to the present situation.
- Examples: I have just ordered a new TV
The past perfect
It is normally only used 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.