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Revision as of 12:46, 7 May 2020
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.