"I thought we talked..." vs. "I thought we had talked..."
21925
Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")
77844
"He was telling me that he is going..." vs. "He told me that he is going..."
90807
Is there a difference between "Joe said" and "said Joe"?
82701
I lived Vs. I was living
150189
past continuous or past simple
21529
Should I be using 'is' or 'was' in reported speech?
105201
" could " vs. " could have "
55158
“Have you heard?” vs “Did you hear?” and “Sally broke/has broken her leg”
18149
Subjunctive mood: 'was' usage after 'I wish' and 'if only'
104245
did + present tense (or ) Past tense of the verb
11703
"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"
114229
What is the difference between "were" and "have been"?
109854
“have despatched...yesterday” vs. “despatched … yesterday”
82727
"Let’s start speaking" or "Let’s start to speak"
148404
"I don't think you X" versus "I think you don't X"
8496
“I saw a dog” vs. “I have seen a dog”
82398
I 'was' or I 'were'?