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Narrative tenses
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Summary about how to use correctly the four narrative tenses.
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Narrative tenses
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We use the narrative tenses to talk about the past. We can use them to tell a story or to describes past events, including anecdotes.
Past simple
Annotations:
It is used to express actions that started in the past and finished in the past.
afirmative structure
Subject+ verb in past+ Complement.
She worked all night yesterday.
Negative structure
Subject+ did not+ verb in base for+ complement
He did not submit the homework beacuse he was sick.
Interrogative structure
Did (aux) + sbj+ verb in base form+ com+ ?
Did you clean your bedroom?
Past perfect
Annotations:
It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past.
afirmative structure
Subject+ had (aux)+ verb in p.p+ complement.
They had bought a new house for their mom.
Negative structure
Subject+ had (aux) not+ verb in p.p+ complement.
I had not studied biology.
Interrogative structure
Had (aux)+ sbj+ verb in p.p+ complement+ ?
Had he eaten apples?
Past continuous
Annotations:
We use it to describe actions that began in the past and often continued for a short period of time after the action started.
Afirmative structure
Subject+ was/were(aux)+ verb (+ing)+ complement.
We were playing in the rain.
Negative structure
Subject+ was/were+ not+ verb (+ing)+ complement.
He was not eating vegetables
Interrogative structure
Was/were (aux)+ sbj+ verb (+ing)+ complement+ ?
Were you working overtime?
Past perfect continuous
Annotations:
We use it to show that an event or action in the past was still continuing.
Afirmative structure
Subject+ had(aux)+ been+ verb (+ing)+ complement.
I had been living in Italy for three years.
Negative structure
Subject+ had+ not+ been+ verb (+ing)+ complement.
She had not been supporting her parents with some money.
Interrogative structure
Had+ subject+ been+ verb (+ing)+ complement+ ?
Had they been studying for the oral exam?
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