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NARRATIVE TENSES

In narrative writing, various past tenses are employed to convey different aspects of time and sequence. The Past Perfect Continuous tense (had been + verb + ing) describes actions that were ongoing before another action in the past.

NARRATIVE TENSES

Argomento Flottante

NARRATIVE TENSES

sono i tempi del passato, solitamente utilizzati nelle narrazioni/storie/racconti

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

HAD BEEN VERB+ING
AZIONE IN SVOLGIMENTO PRIMA DI UN'ALTRA
Had you been travelling a lot before you decided to enroll in college?
I hadn’t been travelling a lot before I decided to enroll in college
I had been travelling a lot before I enrolled in college

PAST PERFECT

HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
AZIONE DEL PASSATO SUCCESSA PRIMA DI UN'ALTRA. IL TEMPO NON E' SPECIFICATO
Had you been to New York City before you decided to visit Canada?
I hadn’t been to New York City before I decided to visit Canada
I had been to New York City twice before I decided to visit Canada

PAST CONTINUOUS

WAS/WERE + VERB + ING
AZIONE IN SVOLGIMENTO NEL PASSATO, SPESSO INTERROTTA DA UN'ALTRA. ACCOMPAGNATA DA WHILE/WHEN
What were you doing when the doorbell rang?
I wasn’t studying when the doorbell rang
I was studying when the doorbell rang

PAST SIMPLE

VERB + ED
AZIONE CONCLUSA DEL PASSATO. IL TEMPO E' SPECIFICATO. ACCOMPAGNATA DA YESTERDAY, A LONG TIME AGO, IN + YEAR, LAST + WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
Did you have dinner yesterday?
I didn’t have dinner yesterday
Last year my friend John moved to Rome