Mood

Mood

by Paula Araújo -
Number of replies: 1

I have a lot difficults with mood of the verbs. I try to relate the moods in English with the moods of my first language.


The simple past describe a single past event without focusing on the sentence. And the past perfect focuses on the sequence, what happened first.

In reply to Paula Araújo

Re: Mood

by Abdulmalik Shirzad -
Your anwer is
That's correct! Here's a bit more detail:

The simple past describes an action or event that happened and was completed in the past. It doesn't focus on whether the action was before or after other events. It's just stating that something happened. Example: I ate dinner yesterday.

The past perfect focuses on the sequence of events, highlighting the action that happened first before another past action. It is used to show that one event was completed before another event in the past. Example: I had already eaten dinner when they arrived.

The past perfect helps establish a clearer timeline when discussing multiple events in the past.