Relier Pairs Narrative TensesVersion en ligne Match the descriptions with the correct timelines par Rocío Oviedo 1 We use the past perfect to describe an event that happened before the main events in the story. 2 We use the simple past to describe the main events in a story, in the order they happened 3 We use the past continuous to describe a longer action that is interrupted by a shorter event and an action that isn't a main event in the story.