Topic: Past Tenses

Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple

Category: English Grammar Topic: Past Tenses

Notes on why native speakers do not always use the past perfect when learners have been told they must, using questions and answers from our forum.

The Past Perfect

Category: English Grammar Topic: Past Tenses

A look at how the Past Perfect is formed and used in English

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