B1.5 Past tenses review

I _____ to many countries in South America.

• was going

• 've been

• went

• was to go

Answer explanation

We use present perfect when we talk about past experiences without telling when. We use past simple in a specific moment or period or time.

My mom only _____ been to Colombia a Chile.

• had

• has

• have

• was

Answer explanation

We use present perfect to talk about experiences to this moment, the conjugation of "have" in present for the third person in singular is has.

We use had + past participle to talk about action in the past that affected/influenced a second action in the past.

For our last holidays we ______ to go to Peru.

• decide

• decides

• decided

• was deciding

Answer explanation

A specific action in the past (decided) in a specific moment of the past (last holidays).

In Peru we tasted delicious food, visited amazing places, and ______ lots of photos.

• took

• taked

• was take

• was taking

Answer explanation

We used past simple when we make a list of events that happened in the past at different moments.

Ana ___ eat cake during Julia's birthday last weekend, she was on a diet!

• don't

• wasn't

• not

• didn't

While Robert paid for Julia's present, his friends ___ checking the video games.

• was

• didn't

• were

Answer explanation

His friends (they) were.

Robert and his friends were chatting while they were ______ ice cream.

• have

• had

• has

• having

Robert and his friends were chatting when Julia _____ and Robert gave her the birthday present.

• were arriving

• arrived

• arrives

• didn't

Ana didn't ____ a birthday present for Julia, Julia was really sad!

• buy

• bought

• buying

• was buying

_____ you enjoy your birthday party last weekendJuila?

• Does

• Was

• Do

• Did