PAST TENSES

A grammar presentation by Tímea Szálas

Comparison of past tenses

• The thief took the money and ran away.

• At the time of the incident not many people were shopping in the store.

• Police found that the thief had taken only 10 euros.

Comparison of past tenses 2

• I met Sue and Tom at the airport a few weeks ago. They were going to Berlin and I was going to Madrid. We had a nice chat about the things we had done together last summer.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• He was walking in the street when something fell on his head.

• Tom _______ (burn) his hand while he _______ (cook).

• Jane _______ (take) a photo of me while I ______ (not look).

Past Simple vs Past Perfect• When we arrived home last night,

we found that somebody had broken into our flat.

• When I _____ (get) to the bus stop, the bus _____ (leave).

• I ______ (be) very frightened because I ______ (not fly) on a plane before.

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