Past simple, continuos and perfect

Past simple, continuos and perfect

Simple past

• Completed actions (I went to the zoo last week.)

• Past habits/ states (He really loved soccer.)

• Situations that started and finished in the past (I played football for 20 years.)

• Narrative: She opened the door, looked at us and went to her room.

Open Ended

Write one example of a positive sentence in past simple...

Open Ended

Write one example of a negative sentence in past simple...

Open Ended

Write one example of a question in past simple...

Past continuous

• Actions in progress at a certain time in the past (Yesterday at 10 p.m., I was sleeping)

• Narrative: used to set a scene (It was getting dark and I was walking...)

Past perfect

• Events happened earlier in the past (When I met her, I had never been in a serious relationship) (He noticed that I had cleaned the car)

• Duration from earlier in the past (When she died, they had been married for 48 years.)

Multiple Choice

When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

• had started

• started

• starts

Multiple Choice

She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

• lived

• was living

• had lived

Multiple Choice

The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) allsummer.

• rained

• wasn't raining

• hadn't rained

Mixed sentences

Decide how to complete the following sentences for them to make sense.

Multiple Choice

We had already eaten when John __________ (come) home.

• came

• was coming

• had come

Multiple Choice

Last year Juan _______________ (pass) all his exams.

• passed

• was passing

• had passed

Multiple Choice

When Julie got home from her holiday, her apartment was a mess. John ___________________________ (have) a party some days ago.

• had

• was having

• had had

Multiple Choice

Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.

• didn't meet

• wasn't meeting

• hadn't met

Multiple Choice

Where _______________________ (she / go) yesterday?

• did she go

• was she going

• had she gone

Multiple Choice

What _______________________ (you / buy) yesterday?

• did you buy

• were you buying

• had you bought

Multiple Choice

Were _____ (you/make) dinner?

• did you make

• you making

• had you made