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Past tensesPast tenses• There are fourfour past tenses in
English:o Past simpleo Past continuouso Past perfect simpleo Past perfect continuous
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
I got up, switched off the radio, and sat down again.
Why are we using the past simple here?
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
(CONSECUTIVE) FINISHED ACTIONS IN THE PAST
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
When I was younger, I went to the park every day.
Why are we using the past simple here?
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
PAST HABITS
Used to (actions and states) and would (actions) are also possible:
I used to be addicted to chocolate.When I was younger, I would get up at
6.
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
If he didn’t stay up so late, he wouldn’t feel tired all the time.
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
IN SECOND CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
Joan said that she wanted to come to the party.
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
IN REPORTED SPEECH, INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
I wish I knew where your father was.It’s time you got your own car.
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Past simplePast simple: uses: uses
TO EXPRESS WISHES ABOUT THE PRESENT
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
John: I rang you at one but you weren’t in.
Mary: I was. I was having lunch at one.
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
ACTIONS IN PROGRESS IN THE PAST
Sometimes there’s an idea of interruption:I was working at my office when I got a phone
call.
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
On the dance floor half a dozen couples were throwing themselves around. Most of them were dancing cheek to cheek, if dancing is the word.
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
BACKGROUND DESCRIPTIONS IN STORIES
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
He said that he was enjoying his work.
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
IN REPORTED SPEECH INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
I wish you weren’t chasing these impossible dreams.
It’s about time we were leaving.
Why are we using the past continuous here?
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Past continuousPast continuous: uses: uses
TO EXPRESS WISHES ABOUT ACTIONS IN PROGRESS
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
The pilot told the police what had happened.
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
ACTIONS IN THE PAST THAT OCCURRED BEFORE ANOTHER PAST ACTION
If the order of events is clear, we can use the Past simple:
I waited until everybody (had) arrived.
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
If he had run a bit faster, he could have won.
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
IN THIRD CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
She said that she had already seen the film.
She said that she had got up late.
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
IN REPORTED SPEECH, INSTEAD OF THE:
- PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE - PAST SIMPLE
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
If only I had known you were coming.
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Past perfect simplePast perfect simple: uses: uses
TO EXPRESS WISHES ABOUT THE PAST, USUALLY TO EXPRESS
REGRET
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Past perfect continuousPast perfect continuous: : usesuses
The boat had been sailing in calm when a cow fell from the sky.
Why are we using the past perfect continuous here?
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Past perfect continuousPast perfect continuous: : usesuses
A LONGER ACTION IN THE PAST THAT OCCURRED BEFORE ANOTHER
PAST ACTION
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Past perfect continuousPast perfect continuous: : usesuses
She said that she had been looking for a good location since August.
She said that she had been sleeping.
Why are we using the past perfect continuous here?
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Past perfect continuousPast perfect continuous: : usesuses
IN REPORTED SPEECH, INSTEAD OF THE:
- PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS- PAST CONTINUOUS
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