We use the past simple if we want to express a single action that happened in the past: If we go outside this story time frame, it’s important that we show it so that our story is clear and we understand what happened first and what happened second and, most importantly, what happened outside the story time frame. In English, it’s very important to be clear about the time of the story. Nothing is completely certain (most of the time).īut when we talk about the past, we’re actually telling a story. When we talk about the future, we’re making plans and predictions.
