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Past Tenses

This document summarizes and compares different past verb tenses in English: 1) The Past Simple tense is used to describe finished or repeated actions in the past. 2) The Past Continuous tense describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past or two simultaneous past actions. 3) The Past Perfect tense is used to talk about an action that occurred before another past action.

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Past Tenses

This document summarizes and compares different past verb tenses in English: 1) The Past Simple tense is used to describe finished or repeated actions in the past. 2) The Past Continuous tense describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past or two simultaneous past actions. 3) The Past Perfect tense is used to talk about an action that occurred before another past action.

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Past Tenses

Past Simple (Regular / Past Continuous (was/were + Past Perfect (had + past
Irregular) verb + ing) participle)
1- Finished action in the 1- An action in progress 1- To talk about an
past at a specific time in earlier past action
E.g.; They were in Mexico in the past (NOT NON- E.g.; When they turned on the
2016. ACTION VERBS) TV, the match had already
2- Repeated action in the E.g.; What were you doing at finished.
past six o’clock last night? As soon as I shut the door, I
E.g.; When I lived in Paris, I 2- Past action in realized that I’d left my keys
often went to this café. progress (present on the table.
continuous)
interrupted by
another action (past
simple)
E.g.; I was driving when it
started snowing.
3- With while for two
actions happening at
the same time
E.g.; While I was doing the
housework, the children were
playing in the garden.
4- To describe what’s
happening at the
beginning of a story
or an anecdote
E.g.; It was a cold night and it
was raining.

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