Tom wrote a letter yesterday, or last week, or 10 minutes ago. The meaning of the sentence stays the same. What matters is that the action of writing the letter started and finished in the past. Past continuous. Past continuous is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were in progress at the time of speaking. Both are correct. The difference depends on whether the negative is to be contracted with the auxiliary verb (normally it is in colloquial speech). You were working yesterday. I was studying last night. I was waiting for the cab when I met Raj. The children were shouting when the teacher came in. It was midnight when it was raining. Everyone was clapping. Raj was practising the guitar after classes. The baby was laughing when I came into the room. The children were playing in the garden. 50 Example For Present Perfect Tense. She loved him very much. He came to India in 2015. He came to me yesterday. I put the key on your table. He picked the apple and ate it. Rohan left school in 2008. She lived near our house. She came here for the money. Note we use "was being" or "were being" + 3rd form of verb. * - there is only one object,so we use was. ** - there are 2 objects so we use were. *** - there is no object, so Passive Voice is not possible. Vay Tiền Nhanh Chỉ Cần Cmnd Nợ Xấu.

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