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Explore PricingNarrative tenses are used to talk about the past and are formed using the past simple, past perfect, and past continuous tenses.
Narrative tenses are a way to talk about the past in a story or a sequence of events.
One way to remember the narrative tenses is to think of a story and try to use all three tenses in the same sentence, for example, 'I **was walking** to the store when I **saw** my friend, and I **had bought** a gift for her earlier.'
In IELTS, narrative tenses are crucial in Writing Task 1 and Task 2 for describing past events and experiences. They are also used in the speaking section to talk about personal experiences.
Using narrative tenses correctly is vital to score well in IELTS Writing Task 2.
In the IELTS speaking section, you may be asked to talk about a past event or experience, and using narrative tenses correctly is important.