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NARRATIVE TENSES - Coggle Diagram
NARRATIVE TENSES
Past simple
Uses
To describe the main events of a story
To describe completed past actions in a completed past time period
Structures
Affirmative
S + verb in past + complement
I ate pizza last weekend
Negative
S + didn't + verb + complement
She didn't go to school yesterday
Question
Did + s + verb + complement?
Did you take your test las week?
Past continuous
Uses
To describe the situation at the beginning of a story
For longer actions
When actions are interrupted by main events in the past siemple
Structures
Affirmative
S + was/were + verb ing + complement
I was working in my office
Negative
S + wasn't/weren't + verb ing + complement
He wasn't cooking the dinner
Question
Was/Were + s + verb ing + complement?
Were they playing video games?
Past perfect
Uses
To describe an event that happened before the story started or earlier in the story than a main event
Structures
Affirmative
S + had + past participle + complement
I had just finished my last year at high school
Negative
S + hadn't + past participle + complement
She hadn't studied English
Question
Had + s + past participle + complement?
Had you finished the quiz?