Past Tenses

Past simple

called, walked, kicked, watched, opened, cooked, jumped

Use the previous words to complete the sentences in past simple tense.

1. I kicked the ball.

2. She the door.

3. He to school.

4. It over the wall.

5. We the dishes.

6. You television.

7. They dinner.

Past continuous

Complete the sentences adding was or were.

1. I was using my cellphone.

2. You listening to music.

3. He eating a sandwich.

4. She laughing.

5. We watching TV.

6. They swimmng.

Turn the same sentences into questions.

1. Was I using my cellphone?

2.

3.
4.

5.

6.

Past perfect

Fill in the blanks.

1. I had studied French before I moved to France. (study)

2. The shopkeeper the shop before I reached there. (close)

3. The patient medicine before the Doctor arrived. (take)

4. The leopard up the tree before the lion arrived. (climb)

5. The employees their goal before the boss came. (achieve)

6. It drizzling before I reached home. (start)

7. Melanie her birthday. (celebrate)

8. She the meal before leaving. (cook)

Past perfect continuous

Complete the sentences.

1. She had been working there for sever years before quitting her job. (work)

2. Chris cake when I arrived. (bake)

3. The children in the park for many hours. (play)

4. They in this house since 2010. (live)

5. I yoga since i was eight years old. (do)

6. Agustina classes for a month. (not attend)

7. She around the world since 2018. (travel)

8. Camila the novel for many days. (read)