The simple past tense is used to say that something happened some time ago. When we use this tense form, we usually also specify when… Continue reading
Simple past or present perfect tense
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Simple past and past continuous
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The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. Although they are both past tenses… Continue reading
Simple past and past continuous tense: exercise
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Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. Hints To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of… Continue reading
Present perfect or simple past?
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Complete the following sentences using simple past or present perfect forms. Answers 1. He worked at a bar when he was younger. 2. I haven’t… Continue reading
Using the past perfect tense
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Many ESL students have problems with the past perfect tense simply because they don’t know how to use it. The past perfect is perhaps the… Continue reading