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Describing Past Event
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Describing Past Event
1. Past Tense
2. Past Continuous
3. Past Perfect
4. Past Perfect Continuous
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Past Tense
S + Verb II
S + Did not + Verb I
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He tried to hold the picture but it was too weight
You didn't know where he is
Past Continuous
S + tobe (was/were) + verb I ing
S + tobe (was/were) + not + verb I ing
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Jhony was reading a book when she came here
She wasn't sleeping when Mardy called her
Past Perfect
S + Had + Verb III
S + Had not + Verb III
Use the past perfect to talk about action or situation that were completed before another action in the story. The action are often mentioned out of time sequence and the past perfect makes the order clear.
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When I got to the restaurant, some of my friends had eaten
Before I called him, I had prepared my farewell speech
Past Perfect Continuous
Use the past perfect continuous to talk about longer actions or situation which started before and continued up to a point in the story.
S + Had been + Verb I ing
S + Had not been + Verb I ing
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She had been studying for hours when she found out the exam was canceled
They had been talking about the details of the party for the couples
Example
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Past Tense
S + Was / Were + Adj/Noun/Adverb
S + Was / Were + not + Adj/Noun/Adverb
Was / Were
She was here at the moment
She was not here at the moment