The narrative tenses

We use the ___ tense for something that happened once in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to speak about trends and tendencies in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to say that a habitual past activity was annoying.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense for something that was true for some time in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense for a series of completed actions in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to speak about something that started in the past and continued up to another action or time in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to say that an activity was in progress and was not yet completed at a definite past moment.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense to speak about an action which was interrupted by another one.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple

We use the ___ tense in order to express past habits.

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect simple