Narrative Tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous
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- Q1What tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past?Past continuousSimple past perfect continuousPast perfectPast simple30s
- Q2Which tense is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed in the past?Simple past perfect continuousPast continuousPast perfectPast simple30s
- Q3Which tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?Simple past perfect continuousPast continuousPast simplePast perfect30s
- Q4Which tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past?Past perfect continuousPast continuousPast perfectPast simple30s
- Q5Which tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued for a period of time?Past continuousSimple past perfect continuousPast perfectPast simple30s
- Q6Which tense is used to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past?Simple past perfect continuousPast perfectPast continuousPast simple30s
- Q7Which tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another action in the past?Past simplePast perfectPast perfect continuousPast continuous30s
- Q8Which tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted by another event?Past perfectPast continuousPast simplePast perfect continuous45s