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When do you use simple past?
Use simple past for finished actions, sequence of activities.
When do you use past continuous?
Use past continuous for action in progress in the past, to describe the scenary of a situation.
When do you use past perfect?
Use past perfect for actions that happened before another action in the past.
When do you use past perfect continuous?
Use past perfect continuous to emphasize an action that was in progress before another action in the past.
what's the difference between past perfect and simple past?
Both can be use for talking about a sequence of activities but past perfect makes an emphasis. Use past perfect in the sentence that happened first.
What's the difference between past perfect and past perfect continuous?
with past perfect continuous you emphasize that the action that happened first was in progress.
What does it mean when you use two sentences in past continuous?
it means both action were in progress at the same time.
Which tense is more common in speaking, simple past or past perfect?
Simple past is more common. Nevertheless, you use past perfect if you want to emphasize one action was finished before another action in the past.
Tell an anecdote about something funny that happened to you or a person you know. Use simple past and past continuous.
Answer may vary.
What did people do before internet was invented? Use past perfect and simple past.
Answer may vary.
Connect these two sentences using past perfect continuous and simple past.
1. She worked in the company from 2000 to 2010.
2. She attended to a company simposium in 2005.
She had been working in the company for 5 years when she attended to a company simposium.
Connect these two sentences using past perfect continuous and simple past.
1. They watched a movie from 8 to 10 pm.
2. The delivery arrived at 9:45 pm.
They had been watching a movie when the delivery arrived.