(The event of getting married has already taken place.) (The action of eating the apple is already over.) The English preterite is used whenever we’re talking about an action or an event that has already taken place and has been completed. Now, let’s try to understand the English preterite in detail! When to Use the English Preterite Tense If we’re talking about something that’s happening right now, something that we do frequently or something that’s generally true, we use the present tense.įinally, if we’re talking about something that will or may happen in the future, we use the future tense. If we’re talking about something that has already happened (especially a long while ago), we use the past tense. Each of these can be further divided into other categories-such as the present continuous or the future perfect-but let’s stick to the basics for now.
Past, present and future are the three most important “times” in English.
It tells us if we’re talking about the past, present or future. The verb form that we use is an important clue to the “time” that we’re talking about. (Download) Tenses: A Short IntroductionĪs you may already know, the English language has multiple forms of the same verb.įor instance, “loving” and “loved” are different forms of the verb: “love.” This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy.
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