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Simple Past
Singular | Plural | |
First Person | I did that yesterday | We did that yesterday |
Second Person | You did that yesterday | You did that yesterday |
Third Person | He did that yesterday | They did that yesterday |
To describe regular occurrences/habits in the past
Simple Past | He studied under the great professor Topchi. |
He always skipped his swimming lessons. |
To describe actions or events in the past
Simple Past | The organisation went bankrupt. |
I did not see the movie last evening. | |
Neil left for London yesterday afternoon. |
Past Continuous
Singular | Plural | |
First Person | I was doing it at that time | We were doing it at that time |
Second Person | You were doing it at that time | You were doing it at that time |
Third Person | He was doing it at that time | They were doing it at that time |
To describe actions or events going on in the past
Past Continuous | The girls were laughing all the way back home. |
I was talking to him about the robbery. |
Past Perfect Simple
Singular | Plural | |
First Person | I had done this before that happened | We had done this before that happened |
Second Person | You had done this before that happened | You had done this before that happened |
Third Person | He had done this before that happened | They had done this before that happened |
To describe actions or events completed in the recent past
Present Perfect Simple | I have finished the portrait. |
He has made sure that no one would suffer in his absence. | |
They have been friends since high school. | |
We have gained a moral victory. |
To describe an action or an event completed in the past before another action or event in the past
Past Perfect Simple | They had met last on the 2nd of October, 1987. |
The boys had left by the time I reached the playground. |
Present Perfect Continuous
Singular | Plural | |
First Person | I have been doing it for a long while | We have been doing it for a long while |
Second Person | You have been doing it for a long while | You have been doing it for a long while |
Third Person | He has been doing it for a long while | They have been doing it for a long while |
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