UNIT 2. PAST TIME

This grammar is very important if you wantt to write a report or information about any topic. Using this time you can integrate a meaningful whole. If you want to create or narrate a history, or tale; this grammar is perfect!.

Example:

Giorgio won a promotion to study in any place of the world. He decided to travel to Peru,

s. past s. past

Because when he was a child, he used to be an indigenous in his dreams. He even told his

s. past habitual

old friend, and his friend said: I has lived in Peru for several years. Giorgio enjoyed to

s. past present perfect s. past

talk even by messenger. He had chosen that place because its cultural history is

past perfect

interesting. He had met his old friend in a cafeteria in Italy four year ago, but they didn’t

past perfect

have more free time to speak. He has been planning to visit his friend and Giorgio’s friend

past perfect progressive

knew he was going to arrive Peru soon. When Giorgio arrived to Peru, there was

past perfect progressive pastperfect

raining. He was founding a pay phone to call his friend But his friend died two hours

progressive past perfect progressive simple past

ago and he didn´t know.

Simple past negative

Carmen Alvarez Ch.