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Dec 2021
12m 40s

Understanding Grammar - Narrative Tenses

JACK RADFORD
About this episode
Rowan tells Jack an anecdote about a time she met a famous person. The language focus is narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and past perfect continuous.

Visit the podcast page on Premier Skills English to read the transcript, complete some practice activities and the task and join in the discussion at Premier Skills English > Skills > Listen > Podcasts > Understanding Grammar - Narrative Tenses
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