| Zusammenfassung | |
| simple past | present perfect |
| Zustand, abgeschlossene Handlung ohne Gegenwartsbezug, | Handlung mit
Gegenwartsbezug |
| I went to school. He bought a house. We were on holidays. |
I have gone to school, now
I know a lot. He has bought a house, now he lives in it. We have been on holidays, now we are relaxed. |
| Gewohnheitshandlungen in der Vergangenheit | |
| Every summer we went to York
(now we go to Ireland). Every morning he drank coffee (now he drinks tea) Every evening she read a book (now she's too tired to do so). |
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| Grundsätzliche Eigenschaften der Vergangenheit, Grundhandlungen, allgemeingültige Aussagen. | |
| He was tall. The night was dark and cold. School was boring. There were no mobile phones. She was blond. |
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| adverbiale Bestimmungen | |
| last year, summer, month, week in 1930, 1999, 2001 when he was young on Sunday yesterday the day before yesterday |
this summer, year, month, morning already ever, never for, since so far recently, lately, just |
