A comprehensive presentation for ESL classes covering the four narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous. It explains how to use these tenses to organize story events in a clear time sequence. The slides detail the form and function of each tense, explaining how the Past Simple is used for main completed actions, while the Past Continuous is used for background or interrupted actions. The lesson also features a visual timeline showing how the tenses interact , an example of combining tenses in a story , and a guide to fixing common ESL mistakes. Built-in practice exercises for filling in gaps and fixing errors , along with a quick reference cheat sheet, are included.

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The narrative tenses

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. A comprehensive presentation for ESL classes covering the four narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Pa…