Simple Past Tense–Grammar Rules | Grammarly
www.grammarly.com › blog › simple-pastDec 16, 2020 · Can simple past tense express future action? The simple past tense can only express actions in the past. However, you can show current ongoing actions that started in the past with the present perfect continuous tense (e.g., “I have been working there for twenty years”). Your writing, at its best. Get Grammarly for free