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Past Tense - Coggle Diagram
Past
Tense
Continuous
Story background
The birds were singing, the sun was shining and in the cafés people were laughing and chatting.
Overlapping action
I was walking to the station when I met John.
Past habits
She was constantly singing.
Ephasis of length of action
I was working in the garden all day.
Simple
Finished actions, states, habits
I went to the cinema yesterday.
Details of news
I've hurt my leg. I fell off a ladder when I was painting my bedroom.
Actions in stories
He went to a café. People were chatting and music was playing. He sat down and ordered a coffee.
Perfect
Action finished BEFORE another past action
When we arrived, the film had started
How long to a point in the past
On the 20th of July, I'd worked here for three months.
Unreal things in the past
If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you.
Perfect
Continuous
How long to a point is the past
She had been working at that company for a year when she met James.
Result at a time in the past
The children had been playing and so the room was a mess!