PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST PERFECT

Past Simple(I ate a lot yesterday)

Past Continuous(I was eating when he came)

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Usage

• Completed and ended action in the past.

Ex.I went to the cinema yesterday

• A series of completed actions in the past.

Ex.I arrived home.I opened the door and I screamed.

• Things in the past which happened frequently

Ex. They got angry every time they spoke of the topic

• Past states. Ex. She was quite happy that day.

Usage

• Incomplete action in progress at SPECIFIC time in past

Ex.At 3 I was still doing my exam

• Incomplete action INTERRUPTED by another action(past simple)

EX. While I was having a shower the phone rang

• Two incomplete actions happening AT THE SAME TIME.

Ex. While I was reading, he was cleaning the bathroom

KEYWORDS. Yesterday, ago, in 2008, when,then,last week

KEYWORDS.WHILE,AS, AT 9 LAST NIGHT,WHEN

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE(He had lived)

Usage

• A COMPLETED action which took place BEFORE another action IN PAST

EX. When I arrived to the party(12.00), John had already left(any time before 12.00)

KEYWORDS. already, by the time, after, before, until ,just

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Past simple and past continuous

Past simple and past perfect

PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST PERFECT