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| For an event that occurred at a specific time in the past |
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| Continued in the past over an indefinite and undetermined amount of time |
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| An action at a precise moment in time, a click of a camera |
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| Could be captured by a video camera |
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| Happened at one moment in time |
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| Habitual actions, done over and over again |
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| A completed action or completed actions |
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| What the weather was like |
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| What someone’s appearance was like |
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| Main events that happened in a story |
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| An action that only happened once |
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| Specific event(s) at a certain time in the past |
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| Translates to -ed (I walked, He ate) |
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| Translates to was/were -ing (I was walking, He was eating) |
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| Happened a stated number of times |
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| An ongoing description, context or habit that repeated again and again |
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| What someone’s feelings or emotions were |
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| Mental activity or thoughts |
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| Description of conditions or circumstances |
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| Answers the question, “What happened?” |
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| Answers the question, “How were things?” |
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| The action that interrupts something that was going on |
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| The ongoing action that was interrupted |
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| Common related words/phrases include: l’année passée, le mois passé, la semaine passée, d’abord, enfin, ensuite, une fois, hier, l’autre jour, un jour, soudain, soudainement, tout à coup |
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| Common related words/phrases include: autrefois, chaque jour/semaine/mois/année, de temps en temps, d’habitude, habituellement, en ce temps-là, en général, généralement, fréquemment, parfois, quelquefois, souvent, toujours, tous les jours/mois, tout le temps |
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| Verbs that indicate a state of mind in the past, including: aimer, avoir, être, savoir, vouloir, pouvoir, penser |
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