- Past Simple
- Past Continuous
- Past Perfect
- Used to/ Would
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PAST SIMPLE
- Subject + Verb in the past + Complement
- Subject + Did Not + V.Infinitive + Complement
- Did + Subject + V.Infinitve + Complement
- I went to the park with Tony
- You didn't do your homework
- Did she bought a dog?
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PAST CONTINUOUS
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I/ HE/ SHE/ IT/
- Was + V. Ing + Complement
- Wasn't + V.Ing + Complement
- Was + Subject + V.Ing + Complement + ?
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You/ We/ They
- Were + V.Ing + Complement
- Weren't + V.Ing + Complement
- Were + Subject + V.Ing + Complement + ?
- I wasn't having breakfast
- Was she reading a book?
- He was wearing a black coat
- You were doing maths
- We weren't talking
- Were they playing basketball?
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PAST PERFECT
- Subject + Had + V. Past Participle + Complement
- Subject + Hadn't + V. Past Participle + Complement
- (Wh-) + Had + Subject + V. Past Participle + Complement
- I had finished the test
- Why had they opened the door?
- She hadn't woken up
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USED TO/ WOULD
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USED TO
- Subject + Used To + V. Inf + Complement
- Subject + Didn't Use To + V. Inf + Complement
- (Wh-) + Did + Subject + Use To + V. Inf + Complement
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WOULD
- Subject + Would + V. Inf + Complement
- Subject + Wouldn't + V. Inf + Complement
- (Wh-) + Would + Subject + V. Inf + Complement
- My dad didn't use to play videogames
- Did our grandparents use to complain about liking a friend's post?
- On warm days we'd have our breakfast in the garden
- In holidays, my friends and I would play football
- Would we go to the same place every holiday?
- People used to be much more formal
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WHEN DO WE USE THE NARRATIVE TENSES?
- You use them when you tell a story that happened in the past (historical events, recent actions, stories, biographical information, etc.