Past Tenses
Name a tense in the past describing an action that happened at a specific, ended time.
Past Simple
I organize protest regarding this issue every now and then.
Every now and then, protest regarding this issue are organized by me.
The adjective coming from the noun slave is ..... .
enslaved
Which conditional talks about facts, unchanged truths or fixed situations?
hard
herd
Name three time expression used in past progressive.
the whole day
for two hours
from 9 to 11 o'clock
People wrote many books about the suffragettes and their work.
Many books were written about the suffragettes and their work.
If a person has difficulties regarding health or financial status, we typically say that they are ..... .
disadvantaged
If we have first conditional in the first part of the sentence, and second in the second part of the sentence, how do we call that condition?
Mixed
curbs
carbs
Which past tense has its consequences or proofs visible in the present?
Present Perfect
Hunters have killed so many lions in South Africa, that they are becoming extinct.
So many lions have been killed by hunters in South Africa, that they are becoming extinct.
Name three synonyms of the word advocate.
protect
support
encourage
TRUE or FALSE: We use first conditional for situations impossible to change.
FALSE
Which word meant a vehicle for carrying goods?
cart
Before Aila started working as a barista, she ........ a cashier at a local library.
FILL THE SENTENCE AND NAME THE TENSE.
had been
Past Perfect
A former slave has been dealing with lack of education for more than a decade.
Lak of education has been being dealt with for more than a decade by a former slave.
The state of somebody who isn't in a superior position, but rather is lower in hierarchy is also called ..... .
inferiority
TRUE or FALSE: We use second conditional to express regret about an imaginary change of situation that had already happened.
FALSE
Which word meant a weird and different characteristic of a person that makes them authentic?
quirk
Why is the Past Perfect used here?
By the time we got to the station, the train had left.
1) Because the train was leaving exactly at the same moment they arrived.
2) Because the train left before another past event (the arriving).
3) Because leave cannot be used in the Past Perfect when another past action is mentioned.
2) is the correct answer
Many experimental laboratories had had successful projects before the new law was passed.
Successful projects had been had by many experimental laboratories before the new law was passed.
The act of using people or animals in order to get something done, like a job or a service, with little to no reward or financial support and in very rough conditions, is called ..... .
exploitation
...... there ...... (be) a bottle of water, I .......... (help) the woman who was dehydrated.
Had
been
would have helped
Which word meant an irritation or annoyment people could feel towards somebody?
irk