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    NARRATIVE

    TENSES
    ENGLISH 7
    M. EN ED. MARÍA DEL ROSARIO ALONSO ESPINOZA
    Let’s identify past
    tenses in this paragraph
    I was walking down the street to the shops.
    I hadn't been walking for very long when
    it started to pour down. I had forgotten to
    bring my umbrella, so I got drenched.

    • was walking = past continuous


    • hadn't been walking = past perfect continuous
    • started = past simple
    • had forgotten = past perfect simple
    • got = past simple
    NARRATIVE TENSES

    • Past Simple = describes a completed past


    action. An event or sequence of events.
    Last year, we went to Paris. I
    visited the Eiffel Tower. I enjoyed the trip a
    lot.
    PAST SIMPLE STRUCTURE
    • Verb (regular or irregular) in the past

    + I, he, she , it
    went to Paris.
    You, we, they

    - I, he, she , it
    didn’t go to Paris.
    You, we, they
    I, he, she , it
    ? Did go to Paris?
    you, we, they
    NARRATIVE TENSES

    Past Continuous = it describes an action that lasted for a period


    of time in the past. It is often used in contrast with the past simple
    (It describes background activities).

    She was having lunch when her mobile


    rang.
    PAST CONTINUOUS
    STRUCTURE
    • Verb to be + verb with –ing

    + I, he, she , it was


    reading a book.
    You, we, they were

    - I, he, she , it wasn’t


    reading a book.
    You, we, they weren’t
    Was I, he, she , it
    ? a book?
    Were reading
    you, we, they
    NARRATIVE TENSES

    • Past Perfect =
    it describes a past action
    which happened before another past action.
    It is often used with the past simple.
    earlier main
    action event

    I had eaten breakfast before I went


    out
    PAST PERFECT STRUCTURE
    • had+ verb in past participle

    + I, he, she , it
    had written a message.
    You, we, they

    - I, he, she , it
    hadn’t written a message.
    You, we, they
    I, he, she , it
    ? Had a message?
    written
    you, we, they
    NARRATIVE TENSES

    Past Perfect Continuous = it describes an action that was


    continuing for some time in the past before another past action .
    (Activity in progress before the main event).
    earlier action in main
    progress event

    I hadn't been walking for very long when it started to pour


    down.
    (The walk started before and was in progress when the rain
    started)
    PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
    STRUCTURE
    • had been+ verb with -ing

    + I, he, she , it having fun.


    had been
    You, we, they

    - I, he, she , it
    hadn’t been having fun.
    You, we,
    they
    I, he, she , it
    ? Had having fun?
    been
    you, we, they
    SUMMARIZING
    When we tell a story:
    • We use the past continuous to describe the scene or
    background to the main event.
    • We use the past simple to describe the main events one
    after another.
    • We use the past perfect to refer to an earlier time before
    the main event.
    • We use the past perfect continuous to refer to an earlier
    action in progress that happened before the main event.
    LET’S PRACTICE

    • https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/narrative-tenses-
    used-to-would/
    • https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/narrative-tenses-
    used-to-would/2/
    • https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/narrative-tenses-
    used-to-would/3/
    • https://www.eltbase.com/get_quiz.php?id=22
    • https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_01.htm
    • https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/201_01.htm

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