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Past simple. This tense is used to describe an action that has already happened.

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The structure is subject plus a verb in the past form.

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For example, I walked to work today. She arrived late to school. I ate my lunch in the cafe.

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I saw my friend in the shop.

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It's important to note that irregular verbs have different past forms.

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For example, eat becomes ate and eaten.

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There are many different types of irregular verbs, so make sure you know the past forms.

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Past perfect.

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This tense is used to describe an action that was finished before another past action

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The structure is subject plus had plus a verb past participle

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For example

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I had finished my homework to give to my teacher but she had already left

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He had visited China

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My mum hadn't packed my lunch, so I had to prepare it myself.

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Past Continuous

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This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing.

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This action may have been interrupted or another action also occurred.

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The structure is subject plus was or were plus the verb ending in ing.

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For example, I was working all day to finish my homework.

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We were walking home when my mum called me.

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He was waiting an hour when the bus finally arrived.

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It's important to note, with subjects I, she, he, it, we use was.

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With subjects we, they, you, we use were.

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Past perfect continuous.

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this tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued till another

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action or time in the past the structure is subject plus had been plus the verb ending in ing

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for example it had been raining all day so i couldn't walk to work we had been looking for

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my phone for one hour when Jasmine found it under the sofa.

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She had been preparing dinner when I arrived home.