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Use Time Expressions with Past Tenses

This set contains 11 annotated sentences.

Dataset version: enGram 3.4, Jan 2024

SI VPastfinished my homework yesterday.

Explanation

I finished my homework yesterday.

SShe VPastcalled me last night.

Explanation

She called me last night.

SWe VPastvisited Japan in 2018.

Explanation

We visited Japan in 2018.

SThey HPastwere pAPreswatching a movie at 8 PM.

Explanation

They were watching a movie at 8 PM.

SHe HrPasthad already v2Pastleft before SI VPastarrived.

Explanation

He had already left before I arrived.

Patternsleave — left — left

SShe HrPasthad HPastbeen pAPresstudying for three hours when SI VPastcalled her.

Explanation

She had been studying for three hours when I called her.

HPastDid Syou v2see him last weekend?

Explanation

Did you see him last weekend?

Patternssee — saw — seen

SThey HPastwere pAPresliving in New York at that time.

Explanation

They were living in New York at that time.

SI HrPasthad v2Pastknown her since Swe stPastwere p2children.

Explanation

I had known her since we were children.

Patternsknow — knew — known

SWe HPastwere pAPresplaying football when Sit VPaststarted vIto rain.

Explanation

We were playing football when it started to rain.

SShe HrPasthad already v2Pasteaten by the time Swe VPastarrived.

Explanation

She had already eaten by the time we arrived.

Patternseat — ate — eaten