TOEFL: STRUCTURE SKILL 30-40 TOEFL STRUCTURE SKILL 30-40 | Page 5

SKILL 33: KNOWING WHEN TO USE THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT When expressing actions we must take into consideration the time in which they are made because an action of the past can not be the result of a present desire, it has no logic. To mention two events we must establish both in the same verbal time PAST EVENTS I broke my leg because I fall off the motorcycle Past tense Present tense I broke my leg because I fell off the motorcycle Past tense Past tense PRESENT EVENTS I eat a lot because I was hungry Present tense Past tense I eat a lot because I'm hungry Present tense Present tense