ENGL 108 Lecture Notes - Past Continuous, Uses Of English Verb Forms, Simple Present
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Past simple tense: this tense is used to describe an action that has already happened. Structure: (subject + verb in past form) Past perfect tense: this tense is used to describe an action that was nished before another past action. Structure: (subject + had + verb past principle) I had nished my homework to give to my teacher, but she had already left. Past continuous: this tense is used to describe a past action that was ongoing. This action may have been interrupted or another action also occurred. Structure: (subject + was/were + verb (ing) I was working all day to nish my homework. We were walking home when my mum called me. Past perfect continuous: this tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past and continued until another action or time in the past. Structure: ( subject + had been + verb (ing) It had been raining all day so i couldn"t walk to work.