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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE - Coggle Diagram
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
We use the
PAST PRESENT PERFECT
when we want to show that something started and finished before something else in the past
KEY WORDS
BEFORE, BY THE TIME
-
Subject + didn't + verb (infinitive)
She
didn’t pay
much for the shirt.
I
didn’t eat
a big sandwich for lunch.
We use
PAST SIMPLE
to show the most recent action.
KEY WORDS
yesterday, last week, last year, in 2017 (or any year before that), ago.
?
(wh) Did +subject+ verb (infinitive)?
Did you play
tennis last week?
No, I didn't
Yes, I did
+
Subject + verb in past (2nd column)
She had already gone home before he
arrived
.
When she had finished her tasks, she
left
.
+
Subject + had + verb participle
The game
had finished
by the time we arrived.
The plane took off before all passengers
had boarded
.
?
(wh) Had +subject+ verb participle?
Had
you
eaten
anything before you went to the theatre?
No, I hadn't
Yes, I had
-
Subject + hadn't + verb participle
The game
hadn't watched
the vlog before Sophie told us.
Louis
hadn't hear
about the festival before he saw the advert.