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WorksheetsPast Tenses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Choose which rules about Past Simple are correct (2 variants).
We use the Past Simple to talk about:
single events
for longer activities interrupted by shorter ones
for temporary situations in the past
past states
Choose which rules about Past Continuous are correct (2 variants).
We use the Past Continuous:
regular events
past states
for longer activities interrupted by shorter ones in the past
to set the scene in a story or give background information
Choose which rule about Past Perfect is correct (1 variant).
We use the Past Perfect:
to talk about what happened before another event in the past
to talk about things which started and finished in the past
to describe things which were in progress at or around a fixed time in the past
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
In 1912 the Titanic (a) (hit) an iceberg on its first trip across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
He was taken to the police station because he (a) (crash) into a car in front of him.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
When I first (a) (come) to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
I looked everywhere for my car keys and then I remembered that my son (a) (take) the car to work.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
While the kids (a) (play) in the garden, their mother was cooking dinner.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody (a) (break) into their house.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
He didn't see me as he was reading when I (a) (come) into the room.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
Everybody was laughing while Harris (a) (tell) them a funny story.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
I found her house easily because Nora (a) (describe) it to me very well.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
While I (a) (wash) the dishes, I dropped a plate and broke it.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
While I (a) (sleep) a burglar climbed into the room through the window.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect).
Suddenly they heard a strange noise and (a) (look) at each other in horror.
