PAST TENSES

What tense do we use when we are talking about the past and we want to talk about an earlier past action?

What tense do we use hen we tell a story and we want to set the scene?

What tense do we use for finished actions in the past (when we say, ask, or know when they happened)?

What tense do we use to talk about an action in progress at a specific time in the past?

It was a cold day but when I woke up the sun __________.

• was shining

• shine

• shone

• had shined

I didn’t recognize her because she __________ a lot since the last time we met.

• was changing

• changing

• had changed

• changed

When she arrived we __________ our things and left in her car.

• were taking

• had took

• taked

• took

As soon as the film started, I realized that I __________ it before.

• saw

• had seen

• was seeing

• had seeing

Choose the INCORRECT sentence:

• I saw your sister yesterday.

• I was working when you called me.

• They didn't lived near me.

• I was tired because I hadn't slept well.

Choose the INCORRECT sentence:

• I bought a pair of shoes last week.

• I hadn't eaten anything so I was very hungry.

• I worked in a restaurant for seven years.

• John wasn't wanting to come with us.