Past Simple
V-ed(II) was/were V-ing
Time expressions:
yesterday, last week, last
month, in 1991
e.g.He got up, had breakfast
and then left for his office.
Past Perfect
had V-ed(III)
Time expressions: by the
time, after, before, by 6
o’clock, by midnight.
e. g. She had finished her
homework by the time her
mother came home.
Past Continuous
Time expressions:
as/while,when
e.g. I was riding my bicycle
while my sister was playing in
the sandbox.
Past Perfect Continuous
had been V-ing
Time expressions: for, since
e. g. He was tired because he
had been working hard all day.
I had been skiing at the weekend.
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