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C1 - The past: narrative tenses, used to and would
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The past: habitual events and specific events
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the past
We can talk about the past using narrative tenses, used to and would.
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the past: Narrative tenses
1. Past simple To talk about the main actions in a story Ex.: We went to bed... I woke up... she screamed
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the past: Narrative tenses
2. Past continuous To set the scene (1) and to describe actions in progress in the past (2)
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the past: Narrative tenses
Ex.: (1) We were sleeping in my parents' bedroom... (2) Somebody was crying in the street.
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the past: Narrative tenses
3. Past perfect / past perfect continuous To talk about the earlier past, i.e. things which happened before the main event.
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Ex.: (1) She had already left the house by the time the storm started. (2) He had been waiting for over an hour before she finally arrived.
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used to and would
When we describe habitual events and repeated actions in the past we use used to and would
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1. Used to1.1 We often use used to + infinitive as an alternative to past simple to talk about repetitive events in the past.
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1. Used to1.1. Ex.: Every summer my family used to rent an old house in the south of France.
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1. Used to1.2. We can also use used to + infinitive to talk about situations which have changed
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1. Used to1.2. Ex.: I used to have much longer hair when I was younger.
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2. WouldWe use would + infinitive as an alternative to used to to talk about things that we did repeatedly in the past over a period of time.
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2. Would*NOT with stative verbs, i.e. to talk about situations which have changed *NOT without a time reference
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2. WouldEvery night before we went to bed, my mother would tell us stories. NOT I would have have much longer hair when I was younger. NOT I would play the violin.
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3. We can also use always + past continuous for things that happened repeatedly, especially when they were irritating habits.Ex.: When I was a teenager, my friends were always teasing me because of my red hair.
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