Past Habits and Continuous Actions

The structure "used to" is employed to describe past habits or states that are no longer true.

Example: Laura used to roller skate when she was younger, but now she doesn't.

The positive form is "used to + V1," while the negative form is "didn't use to + V1."

Highlight: The Past Continuous Tense is used for actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past.

Time expressions like "when," "at that time," and "while" are often used with the Past Continuous to set the scene for interrupted actions or to describe simultaneous past events.

Definition: "While" and "during" both mean "iken" in Turkish, indicating an ongoing action or state.

Simple Past Tense and Related Concepts

The Simple Past Tense is essential for describing completed actions in the past. It's commonly used with time expressions and can indicate both single events and past habits.

Example: Jason lived in San Francisco for eight years.

When discussing past habits or repeated actions, words like "used to," "always," "never," "usually," and "often" are frequently employed.

Highlight: The Past Perfect Tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.

Example: Murat had studied a little English before he went to England.

The relationship between Simple Past and Past Perfect is crucial in constructing complex narratives:

• "When" + Simple Past, Past Perfect
• "Because" + Past Perfect, Simple Past
• "After" + Past Perfect, Simple Past
• Simple Past, Past Perfect

Vocabulary: "Before," "As soon as," and "By the time" are temporal conjunctions used with these tenses to establish sequence.