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NARRATIVE TENSES - Coggle Diagram

- - - - He just left few hours ago.
    - - What did you learn today?
    - - I did not go to school yesterday.
- - - - to show that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past
    - - S+was/were+V+ing
    - - Affrimative
        
        I was doing homework when you came.
      - Question
        
        what were you doing in there?
      - Negative
        
        He was not listening to the teacher.
- - - - to show that an action happened before another past action when the duration of the action is important to the writer/speaker
    - - S+had+been+V+ing+O
    - - Affrimative
        
        I had been doing my homework for 3 hours yesterday.
      - Question
        
        Had you been practicing piano since last month?
      - Negative
        
        She had not been cooking since the cooker broke down.
- - - - to show that an action happened before another past action
    - - S+had+V3/ed+O
    - - Affrimative
        
        I had done my homework before you even took out your book.
      - Question
        
        Had you eaten this food when you was in China?
      - Negative
        
        He had not finished his project when the deadline came.