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    This document discusses the different tenses used when narrating stories or events in the past: - The Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions at a definite time in the past or past habits. - The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were in progress at a stated past time, actions interrupted by other past actions, or multiple simultaneous past actions. - The Past Perfect tense refers to actions completed before a specific past time point, making the narrative more interesting. - The Past Perfect Continuous tense describes longer actions or situations that had been ongoing up until a past moment.

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    This document discusses the different tenses used when narrating stories or events in the past: - The Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions at a definite time in the past or past habits. - The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were in progress at a stated past time, actions interrupted by other past actions, or multiple simultaneous past actions. - The Past Perfect tense refers to actions completed before a specific past time point, making the narrative more interesting. - The Past Perfect Continuous tense describes longer actions or situations that had been ongoing up until a past moment.

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    This document discusses the different tenses used when narrating stories or events in the past: - The Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions at a definite time in the past or past habits. - The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were in progress at a stated past time, actions interrupted by other past actions, or multiple simultaneous past actions. - The Past Perfect tense refers to actions completed before a specific past time point, making the narrative more interesting. - The Past Perfect Continuous tense describes longer actions or situations that had been ongoing up until a past moment.

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    NARRATIVE

    TENSES
    When we narrate a story, we use:

    ⚫PAST SIMPLE
    ⚫PAST CONTINUOUS
    ⚫PAST PERFECT
    ⚫PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
    ⚫We use narrative tenses when telling a story, or
    talking about situations and activities which
    happened at a past time.
    ⚫When telling past events, DO NOT mix past and
    present tenses
    PAST SIMPLE TENSE

    We use simple past tense


    ⚪ to express a completed action at a definite time in the past
    I woke up at half past seven yesterday, I had a
    shower and ate some breakfast. I I left home at
    quarter past eight.
    ⚪ to express past habits.
    I woke up very early when I was a kid.
    I used to wake up very early when I was a kid.
    I would wake up early when I was a kid.
    PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

    We use past continuous tense


    ⚫for an action which was in progress at a stated time
    in the past.
    At 1 o’clock in the morning, I was sleeping.
    ⚫For a past action which was in progress when an
    other action interrupted it. We use the past
    continuous for the action in progress (longer action)
    and the past simple for the action which interrupted
    the longer action.
    I was washing the dishes when I cut my finger.
    ⚫For two or more actions which were happening at
    the same time in the past.
    I was cooking the dinner while my daughter was
    laying the table.
    ⚫To give background information in a story
    The sun was shining brightly and the birds were
    chirping happily as I was walking to work.
    PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

    ⚫We use past perfect simple to go back to a second


    past. We use it to talk about things that had already
    happened before that specific time in the past.
    I got to the party late. When I arrived there,
    everybody had already left.
    We use it to make the narrative more interesting and
    easy to read.
    PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

    ⚫We use past continuous tense to talk about longer


    actions or situations which had continued up to the
    past moment.
    When the teacher entered the classroom, the
    students had been fighting
    TIME EXPRESSIONS
    Yesterday 2 days ago Last week today
    This week at 2 o’clock on Monday in
    March

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