In English, past tenses are used to talk about actions or events that happened before the present moment. There are several past tenses, each with a specific use:
- Past Simple: Used for completed actions or events at a specific time in the past.
- Example: *She visited Paris last year.
- Past Continuous: Describes actions that were in progress at a particular time in the past.
- Example: *They were watching a movie at 8 pm.
- Past Perfect: Shows that one past action happened before another past action.
- Example: *He had finished his homework before dinner.
- Past Perfect Continuous: Emphasizes the duration of an action that was happening before another past event.
- Example: *She had been studying for hours before the exam.
Understanding these tenses helps create clear and engaging narratives about past experiences.
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Table of Contents
- Past Simple
The Past Simple tense, used to describe completed actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past.
- Irregular Past Verbs
- Past Continuous
- Past Perfect
The past perfect tense shows that one action was completed before another action or time in the past.
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025
