THE TIME OF THE VERB’S ACTION

Two past actions happened at the same time.

	Two actions happened together.
She	said ”hello” when she entered	the house.
The car	ran out of gas and stopped.
We	sent the gift when we knew	she left.

One past action happened before the other.

The first past time.	The second past time.	The completed action.
She had already	entered the house	before she said ”hello.”
The car had run out of gas	before it stopped.
We had already sent the gift	before we knew	she left.

Two future actions will happen at the same time.

	Two actions will happen together.
She	will say ”hello” when you enter	the house.
The car	will run out of gas and stop.
We	will send the gift when we know	she is leaving.

One future action will happen before the other.

The first future time.	The second future time.
She will have said ”hello”	before you enter the house.
The car will have run out of gas	before it stops.
We will have sent the gift	before we know she is leaving.

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