Review - Simple Past x Past Continuous x Past Perfect

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We use the Past Simple to...

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talk about completed actions and events in the past.

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We use the Past Simple to...

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talk about a single, repeated action in the past

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: I ____ (meet) James three years ago.

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met

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Complete the sentence: He _____ (walk) to work every day when he was younger.

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walked

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We use the Past Continuous to...

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talk about an activity or event in progress in the past at the same time as the main event.

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Complete the sentence: She _____ (wait) for the train for some time.

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was waiting

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: She ____ (hear) the news about the accident when she ____ (drive) to work.

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heard / was driving

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We use the Past Perfect to...

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talk about an event or action that happened before another event in the past.

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: They ____ (visit) London before that time.

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had visited

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: He ____ (go) to the job interview, but he didn't get the job because he ____ (not, prepare) for it.

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went / hadn't prepared