- Which past tenses are essential for learners?
This collection will have a comprehensive overview of Persian tenses. It covers all of the tenses that exist in the language. You do not need to learn all of them. The essential past tenses are:
| Persian Tense | Equivalent English Tense |
|---|---|
| Past simple | Past simple |
| Past imperfect | none |
| Past progressive | Past continuous |
| Past narrative | Present perfect |
| Past precedent | Past perfect |
Advanced tenses
Advanced learners need to know about these tenses as well:
- Past narrative imperfect
- Past precedent imperfect
- Past precedent narrative
- Past precedent narrative imperfect
Each imperfect tense has a progressive counterpart.