Grammar revision - Past tenses

It is used to express that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It is also used for an action whose time is not given but which occupied a period of time now finished

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It is also used to describe completed actions which happened in sequence.

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It can be used to express an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past.

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It is also used to express and action that was in progress when another event took place (normally in the past simple).

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It can only be used with dynamic verbs.

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It expresses an action that happened before something else occured.

• Past Simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

It expresses a past habit or state that is in contrast with the present.

• be used to

• get used to

• used to

• would

It gives the same idea as used to but only when actions are involved. It cannot be used for situations.

• would

• used to

• to be used to

• to get used to

It means 'to be accustomed to' and can be followed either by a noun or by an -ing verb form.