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When something is happening before and after another action in the past. | When something is happening before and after another action in the past. | ||
*She saw her as he was driving away. | *She saw her as he was driving away. | ||
** ''I was traveling alone yesterday.'' | |||
** ''You were saying something to her last week.'' | |||
** ''He was feeling well yesterday.'' | |||
** ''She was walking alone.'' | |||
** ''It was raining last night.'' | |||
** ''You were telling me the truth.'' | |||
** ''We were living in São Paulo last year.'' | |||
** ''They were running in the park.'' | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[[Language/English/Grammar/Perfect-Tenses|More information about Perfect Tenses]] | [[Language/English/Grammar/Perfect-Tenses|More information about Perfect Tenses]] | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 8 March 2018
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.
- I was traveling alone yesterday.
- You were saying something to her last week.
- He was feeling well yesterday.
- She was walking alone.
- It was raining last night.
- You were telling me the truth.
- We were living in São Paulo last year.
- They were running in the park.