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Narrative tenses: Past tenses (part 1)


Past simple

We use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order, i.e. for a story’s main events.
  • When she opened the door, she pretended we weren’t there and went to her room. 
  • He called me and told me to go, but he wasn’t there when I arrived. 
We also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states.
  • We often went to the bar for a drink before dinner.
  • He really liked sport and was very fit.

Past continuous

We use the past continuous to set the scene in a story.
  • Last night, I was walking home listening to my iPod when…
  • The sun was shining, and lots of tourists were lying on the beach. Suddenly…
We use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past or longer actions interrupted by shorter actions in the past simple.
  • After dinner, I went into the living room and saw that she was crying. 
  • When she opened the door, we were talking about her. 


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