A biographical recount makes use of the names of the persons who are the subject of the biography. It is mostly written in the simple past tense (the final paragraph could also include present tense). This shows that the events being described took place in the past. Text uses the simple past to describe actions taken by people alive at some point in the past but not necessarily current events. The past simple is often used for descriptions of things that happened regularly or frequently in the past, such as "John used to work on Saturdays," or "The children loved playing outside." The past simple can also be used to describe experiences that lasted a long time ago, such as "I enjoyed reading when I was eight years old" or "Eating meat is against my religion now." In addition, the past simple is used to talk about actions taken by people who are no longer alive. For example, "Thomas Jefferson wrote several books" would be stated with the past simple because he is still considered important today even though he is dead. However, "George Washington owned slaves and had them killed" would be described with the past progressive because he is no longer alive to defend himself. Finally, the past simple is sometimes used to describe events that haven't yet happened but might in the future.