NARRATIVE TENSESOnline version Las expresiones verbales y no verbales utilizadas para narrar acontecimientos constituyen la gramática fundamental de los relatos en cualquier idioma. Para la lengua inglesa existen reglas gramaticales que permiten estructurar el género narrativo de manera coherente. by ANGELA GARAVITO 1 PAST SIMPLE We use PAST SIMPLE when we need to narrate the events in chronologycal order.Example: The moon was amazing last night. It seemed like a shiny giant in the sky. I looked at it and I felt an inspiration to paint that moon. For more info http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html 2 PAST CONTINUOUS If we want to express some idea that is happening in the moment we use PAST CONTINUOUS.Example: He was looking at the space. All planets were moving slowly.To compare PAST SIMPLE with CONTINUOUS look this http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php 3 PAST PERFECT SIMPLE If we want to refer an action that happened in a specific moment in the past, we use PAST PERFECT SIMPLE (had+ past participle)Examples: http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/past_perfect_continuous.php 4 PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS When we need to express some activity that was in progress or repeated, we have to use PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS (had been+ -ing)Examples: http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/past_perfect_continuous.php
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