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Showq Kahiled Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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what are the Similarities and difference in past simple and perfect
  

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Hello, Showq—and welcome to English Forums. Past simple is used to refer to a single past event without necessary reference to any other: I ate dinner last night at 8 PM . Past perfect is used to refer to the earlier of two past events whose order of occurrence is otherwise unclear: I had started eating dinner when she arrived.

  • Hello, Showq—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Past simple is used to refer to a single past event without necessary reference to any other: I ate dinner last night at 8 PM .
  • Past perfect is used to refer to the earlier of two past events whose order of occurrence is otherwise unclear: I had started eating dinner when she arrived.
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Hello, Showq—and welcome to English Forums.

Past simple is used to refer to a single past event without necessary reference to any other: I ate dinner last night at 8 PM.
Past perfect is used to refer to the earlier of two past events whose order of occurrence is otherwise unclear: I had started eating dinner when she arrived.

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