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NARRATIVE TENSES - Coggle Diagram
NARRATIVE TENSES
We use the past perfect simple / continuous for events and activities that happened before the main events in the story and to give explanations or reasons. It often occurs after because.
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Past Simple
We use the past simple for completed past actions and states which happened at a specific time in the past
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We use the past continuous for actions (not states) that were in progress at the time of the main events in the story**
When we spotted them, they were standing next to some stones. They were waving their arms but we couldn’t hear what they were shouting.