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What is the past perfect used to talk about?
Events that happened before a certain time in the past
What are the four past tense forms in English?
Past simple, present continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous
How is the past tense used to talk about the past?
To refer to events that happened in the past
Study Notes
- The English past tense is used to talk about the past.
- There are four past tense forms in English: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous.
- We use these forms to talk about the past: He worked, He had worked, He was working, and He had been working.
- The present and future can also be referred to in hypotheses, wishes, and conditions in the past.
- The past perfect is used to talk about events that happened before a certain time in the past.
Test your knowledge of the four past tense forms in English: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. Explore how these forms are used to talk about the past and in hypothetical situations.
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