PAST TENSES: SIMPLE, CONTINUOUS, PERFECT

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• Past simple is used to talk about an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

• Past continuous is used to talk about: actions or situations that lasted for some time in the past. Example: I was watching tv yesterday in the evening.

It is also used when an action in progress is interrupted by another action in the past.

Example: I was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.


Moreover, it is used when two actions are in progress at the same time in the past. Example: While I was watching tv, my sister was reading a book.

• Past perfect, it is used to emphasize that one action in the past happened before another action in the past.

example: I had finished my homework before I went playing football.

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