In this podcast you'll learn how to use the different forms we have in English to talk about past events. Listen carefully and learn to identify the differences between the tenses.

These are the examples I mentioned in the podcast:

She visited her grandmother last weekend.

They played football yesterday.

I was reading a book when the phone rang.

They were watching TV when their friends arrived.

She had left before I arrived.

By the time we got to the cinema, the film had already started.

He had been studying for hours before he finally took a break.

They had been waiting for a long time before the bus arrived.

Thanks to BBC sound effects and Jamendo music for the tracks used in this recording.