Past Tenses

saw, was talking

was seeing, talked

seeing, was talking

saw, talked

came, left

was coming, had left

came, had left

was coming, was leaving

was meeting, worked

was meeting, were working

met, worked

met, were working

had, went

had had, went

was having, went

had, was going

got, were studying

got, studied

were getting, were studying

was doing, was sitting

did, was sitting

was doing, sat

had done, sat

for a past activity beginning before a past event and continuing until or

after it. For the event we use ‘when’ + the past simple

for completed actions, events and situations in the past

to talk about something that happened before a past event. In sentences that have ‘when’ + past simple, to show that one event happened before the other

for an unfi nished activity around a time in the past

for a past activity beginning before a past event and continuing until or after it. For the event we use ‘when’ + the past simple

for completed actions, events and situations in the past

to talk about something that happened before a past event. In sentences that have ‘when’ + past simple, to show that one event happened before the other.

for an unfi nished activity around a time in the past

for an unfi nished activity around a time in the past

for completed actions, events and situations in the past

to talk about something that happened before a past event. In sentences that have ‘when’ + past simple, to show that one event happened before the other

for a past activity beginning before a past event and continuing until or after it. For the event we use ‘when’ + the past simple

was sharing

shared

had shared