Past Tenses
by Ana Paula
1. Past Continious
1.1. 1)When you want to show that a longer action was interrupted by a shorter action. 2) When you want to show that 2 actions are happening at the same time. 3) When you want to show that the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past.
1.1.1. Examples
1.1.1.1. I was cooking when you called me. I was running while I was drinking water.
1.1.1.2. Subject + was/were + verb with ing + complement
2. Past simple
2.1. 1)We use the simple past when an action started and finished in the past. 2) We use simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past.
2.1.1. Examples
2.1.1.1. I liked hot-dogs, but now I dont. I played soccer when I was 3.
2.1.1.2. Subject + verb in simple past + complement
3. Past Perfect
3.1. 1)The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. 2) It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past
3.1.1. Examples
3.1.1.1. I had reserveded a hotel to stay tonight. I had visited my grandma.
3.1.1.2. Subject + had + verb in past participle + complement