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    Past Simple Vs Past PERFECT

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    The document discusses the differences between the past simple and past perfect tenses. The past simple expresses completed actions that occurred in the past, while the past perfect describes something that happened before another past event. Some key differences are that the past simple is used to describe a sequence of events, while the past perfect emphasizes the connection between two past actions and indicates one action occurred before the other. Both tenses can be used with time signal words like "first", "then", "before", and "after" to provide context about the order of events.

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    Past Simple Vs Past PERFECT

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    The document discusses the differences between the past simple and past perfect tenses. The past simple expresses completed actions that occurred in the past, while the past perfect describes something that happened before another past event. Some key differences are that the past simple is used to describe a sequence of events, while the past perfect emphasizes the connection between two past actions and indicates one action occurred before the other. Both tenses can be used with time signal words like "first", "then", "before", and "after" to provide context about the order of events.

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    The document discusses the differences between the past simple and past perfect tenses. The past simple expresses completed actions that occurred in the past, while the past perfect describes something that happened before another past event. Some key differences are that the past simple is used to describe a sequence of events, while the past perfect emphasizes the connection between two past actions and indicates one action occurred before the other. Both tenses can be used with time signal words like "first", "then", "before", and "after" to provide context about the order of events.

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    Past Simple Vs Past PERFECT

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    Daniela Blagojevic
    The document discusses the differences between the past simple and past perfect tenses. The past simple expresses completed actions that occurred in the past, while the past perfect describes something that happened before another past event. Some key differences are that the past simple is used to describe a sequence of events, while the past perfect emphasizes the connection between two past actions and indicates one action occurred before the other. Both tenses can be used with time signal words like "first", "then", "before", and "after" to provide context about the order of events.

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    Past Simple vs.

    Past Perfect

    There are similarities and differences between past simple and past perfect, which
    might cause confusion.

    What is Their Main Difference?


    While both tenses tend to talk about things that happened in the past, the two clearly
    have differences. Past simple expresses actions that occurred in the past, while past
    perfect talks about something that occurred before another past event or action.

    Uses and Comparison


    1. Sequence of Actions in the Past
    Both tenses tend to describe past events and actions that are fulfilled and completed.
    However, there is one little detail in past simple: Past simple is often used in sequential
    order in order to express what has happened in the past.

    She took the train. 
     Here, the speaker refers to a completed action that happened in the past.
    She had packed her stuff before she took the train. 
     Here, the speaker mentions an action that happened before another action.
    2. Describing Connections
    As mentioned earlier, past perfect talks about an action that happened before another
    action. Past perfect tends to show a stronger connection between the two actions while
    when we use past simple, we are just naming events and actions that occur in order.

    He had left his bags outside once he arrived. 


     Here, the speaker is referring to an action that happened exactly before another action
    and it shows the strong connection that the bags were left outside exactly upon the
    subject's arrival.
    He left his bags outside. He arrived. 
     Here, the speaker is just naming actions in order.
    Signal Words
    Past simple tense and past perfect tense can both be used with signal words. Signal
    words are words that help us use the correct tense that goes with our sentence. Check
    out the table below:

    Simple Past Past Perfect


    First Before
    Then After
    1. Past Simple
    Firstly, we will look at the past simple when it comes to regular and irregular verbs.

    1.1. Regular Verbs


    Regular verbs are a very easy case of verbs when it comes to changing their form.
    Simply add '-ed' to the base form. Have a look:

    Walk → Walked 
    Call → Called 
    Work → Worked 
    Love → Loved 
    1.2. Irregular Verbs
    Irregular verbs do not take a certain pattern and tend to change their forms a lot, that is
    why they are called 'irregular.' The only way to learn these verbs and their many forms is
    to learn them by heart. Have a look:

    2. Past Perfect
    The past perfect tense tends to follow a certain pattern when it comes to
    structure: Subject + Had + Past participle. As you see in the pattern, we start with any
    subject then we have the past tense of the verb 'to have' which is 'had,' followed by the
    past participle of the verb.

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