Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect tenses
Past Perfect tenses
Present Continuous
Going to
Future Simple
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
Other future forms
 
 
PAST TENSES
Simple Past

Form:

  • regular verbs (V+-d/-ed) / irregular verbs
  • same form for all persons, except to be (was/were)
  • auxiliary DID for negatives and questions

Use:

  • definite past action or state (long or short)
  • finished past actions
Past Continuous

Form:

  • WAS / WERE + VERB-ing

Use:

  • to describe a past action at some point between its beginning and its end
  • combined with a simple past action to indicate an interrupted action
  • often used in a past simple narrative to describe the background history or environment
 
Adapted from various sources
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