Narrative tenses - CAMBRIDGEMB 2021
cambridgemb.com › pdf › NarrativeTensesNarrative Tenses Use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story. I picked up the phone and ordered a pizza. When I saw the boy coming towards me, I said hello. She took a deep breath, tried to calm down and then spoke. Use the past continuous a) to set the general scene of a story