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Here is a quick article on how to express the past tenses in English.
Here is a quick article on how to express the past tenses in English.
It's very simple.


==The simple past.==
==The simple past.==

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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.

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.

  • Examples: I got off the train when a bell rang.