query: Referring to an event that occurred before another event in the past
positive_passages.docid: 16625
positive_passages.text: "... that had stopped half an hour ago" VS " ... that had stopped half an hour before/earlier"
negative_passages.docid: 25170
negative_passages.text: Comment is above one with earlier timestamp
negative_passages.docid: 87312
negative_passages.text: Using 'is' or 'was' when something is still true
negative_passages.docid: 149988
negative_passages.text: Why did The New York Times use the present simple to describe a past event?
negative_passages.docid: 19869
negative_passages.text: Proper usage of "since" and "from" with regard to duration of time
negative_passages.docid: 151751
negative_passages.text: How to distinguish "two previous" from"previous two"?
negative_passages.docid: 54114
negative_passages.text: When should one use the "recent past"? How much time should have passed?
negative_passages.docid: 15401
negative_passages.text: "Within" and "in" when referring to time
negative_passages.docid: 153687
negative_passages.text: What tense should I use to describe something in the past but probably is still true?
negative_passages.docid: 150189
negative_passages.text: past continuous or past simple
negative_passages.docid: 154584
negative_passages.text: A while ago and a few minutes ago
negative_passages.docid: 16395
negative_passages.text: when to used had been and have been
negative_passages.docid: 143589
negative_passages.text: How do we use zero conditional and first conditional to talk about things in the past
negative_passages.docid: 53608
negative_passages.text: What is the correct term for a story that sits alongside another one in time and place?
negative_passages.docid: 132752
negative_passages.text: Is there a prefix that indicates that an event recurs four times a year?
negative_passages.docid: 143335
negative_passages.text: Verb Tense: Talking about Events in fictional work
negative_passages.docid: 49506
negative_passages.text: Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?