I just would like to mention that the simple past is directly linked with a completed action in the past, that happened at a specific time , the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

1. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise - SIMPLE PAST - PRESENT 2. When you have finished , you can go home - PRESENT SIMPLE present perfect (have) - FUTURE 3. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline) - PRESENT

#3 may sound a bit odd, but it's entirely possible (I had started calling you before you dialed my number). Use the imparfait and the passé composé in French in these sentences, and you'll get the meanings clearly. They match up perfectly.

Hi, can you gave me an example of essay with simple tense, perfect tense, future perfect Here are some examples. simple past tense - Mary cooked dinner present perfect tense - Mary has cooked dinner future perfect tense - Mary

Do we always use simple past and past perfect for telling a story?

Thanks CJ. So in this case, I would like to know is there any difference between: 1) After I graduated, I had not seen her for awhile. When we caught up, I asked her how has she been doing. 2)1) After I had graduated, I did not see her for awhile.

I remember the past perfect tense "had not seen" should be used to denote an event happened before another event at in the past Yes. That is one of the uses of the past perfect, and the most common one. In the case at hand, the clauses

Hi all, Please consider the following: "After I graduated, I had not seen her for awhile. When we caught up, I asked her what she had been doing. Then she brought me here." I remember the past perfect tense "had not seen"

Oh thanks for your reply. But please visit this link, my idea was taken from the "Notice" of that page: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html It mentions: NOTICE "Last year" and "in the last year"

Yes, although the simple past is usually preferred here: Did you study regularly in highschool?