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There is no mentioning of "several times in the past". "I loved/used to love chocolate when I was younger, but now I hardly ever eat it."Īnd again. Which verb/tense according to this article we have to use when we something "was true for some time in the past"? Right. It was called/used to be called Leningrad."įrom 1924 to 1991 is some time in the past. "From 1924 to 1991, Saint Petersburg had a different name.
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How is it possible to feel cold several times? As for me that doesn't make any sense. Immediately after introducing would/used to, there is an example: The only case when "would/used to" should be used is to describe an action happened several times in the past, as per this article. The description when to use past simple/used to/would seems to me as quite misleading one here.
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To resolve it, look at the full context in which it is used, and identify the timeframe. So, it's possible to interpret this sentence in two ways, which might be the reason for the confusion. In the end, the train departed at 10 pm, so we had to hurry up when we arrived at our destination." "The train was supposed to depart at 9:30, but there was a delay. The train departed at 10 pm, so we had to hurry up."Īlternatively, if the focal time is "The train departed at 10 pm", then it isn't future in the past. It would take us 30 minutes to get to the station, and we still weren't ready. "We we busy packing our bags and preparing some snacks for the journey. This timeframe might be easier to see if we expand the context: "The train departed at 10 pm" is in the future, from the point of view of that focal time. Yes, it can be understood future in the past, if we take the focal time of the sentence as "we had to hurry up". Book traversal links for Talking about the past They would have gone out if the weather had been better. I would have called you, but I had forgotten my phone. I could have gone to Mexico for my holiday but it was too expensive. We use would have and could have to talk about something that was possible in the past but did not happen: We use should have as the past form of should: We use may have, might have and could have to show that something has possibly happened in the past: You could get a good meal for a pound when I was a boy. Our guests were arriving soon and we had to get their room ready. John was going to drive and Mary was going to follow on her bicycle. He thought he would buy one the next day.Įveryone was excited. When we talk about the future from a time in the past we use: GapFillTyping_MTYzMTc= The future in the past MultipleChoice_MTYzMTU= Present perfect and past simple 2 When we were children we have been to California.īut we can use the present perfect with adverbials which refer to a time which is not yet finished: today We do not use the present perfect with adverbials which refer to a finished past time: for something that happened in the past but is important in the present:.I have been working at the university for over ten years. for something that started in the past and continues in the present:.GapFillTyping_MTY0NjM= The past and the present MultipleChoice_MTY0NjE= Past simple, continuous and perfect 2 They would have bought a new computer if they had saved enough money. They wanted to buy a new computer, but they hadn't saved enough money. When we had done all our shopping, we caught the bus home. Helen suddenly remembered she had left her keys in the car. We use the past perfect when we are looking back from a point in the past to something earlier in the past: GapFillTyping_MTY0NTk= The past in the past MultipleChoice_MTY0NTg= Past simple and past continuous 2 He broke his leg when he was playing rugby. for something that happened before and after another action in the past:.for something that happened before and after a specific time in the past:.MultipleSelection_MTY0NTY= Past simple, used to and would 2 (NOT would feel) Past simple, used to and would 1 We would used to feel very cold in winter. He would looked much older than he does now. We use the past simple or used to instead: We do not normally use would with stative verbs. They would often visit friends in Europe. Most evenings, he would take the dog for a walk. Most evenings, we used to stay at home and watch DVDs. Most evenings, we stayed at home and watched DVDs. When we talk about something that happened several times in the past, we use the past simple: something that was true for some time in the past:Įverybody worked hard through the winter.something that happened once in the past:.Level: intermediate Past events and situations