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How do you use correct past tense?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Whenever you specify WHEN that specific action took place you must use Past Tense and abandon Present Perfect.

e.g.

'Have you heard? Jake has broken his left arm!"

'Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! WHEN was that?'

'He broke it TWO DAYS AGO.'

Words like AGO, PAST..., LAST..., IN JUNE, ON MONDAY (if you are referring to a past day/month), IN 1978, WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN, etc request a Past Tense.

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