Past Tenses

Past Simple or Continuous

100

Danny could never agree with Fred. They ______ (always/argue)

were always arguing

200

While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.

was cleaning / was cooking 

300

The children ______ (leave) their lunch at home every day last week

left

400

We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home

were talking / were walking

500

Учора я був у парку. Коли я сидів на лавці, я читав книгу, діти грали у футбол, світило сонце, а собаки гавкали.

Yesterday I was at the park. When I was sitting in a bench I was reading books, Kids were playing football, the sun was shining, dogs were barking 

Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect

100

I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived

wasn't talking

200

He ______ (not meet) his girlfriend while he ______(live) in London

didn't meet / was living

300

I ____ (not date) my friend's girlfriend while he ____ (recover) in hospital

wasn't dating / was recovering

400

The bus ________ (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.

came

500

На той час, коли ми приїхали на станцію, потяг уже поїхав, і ми були змушені чекати на наступний протягом кількох годин, почуваючись втомленими та розчарованими.

By the time we arrived at the station, the train had already left, and we were forced to wait for the next one for several hours, feeling tired and disappointed.

Past Simple or Past Perfect

100

I ______ (meet) him before he _____ (become) famous.

I´d met, became

200

We ______ (see) the movie before, so we __________(watch) a comedy show instead.

had seen, watched

300

When I opened the document, I ______(see) that I ________ (forget) to save yesterday’s work!

saw, I´d forgotten

400

He ______ (live) here for three years by the time we (meet).

had lived

met

500

Вона сказала, що на той момент, коли я зателефонував, вона вже прочитала всі книги, які я їй дав, і була готова детально обговорити їх, поділившись своїми думками та почуттями.

She said that by the time I called, she had already read all the books I gave her and was ready to discuss them in detail, sharing her thoughts and feelings.

Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous

100

At 8 p.m. yesterday, I __________ (watch) a documentary about ancient history

was watching

200

She was exhausted because she __________ (study) for her exams all night.

had been studying

300

While my parents __________ (prepare) dinner, I was doing my homework.

were preparing

400

He __________ (work) at the company for five years before he decided to quit

had been working

500

They __________ (play) football in the garden when it suddenly started raining.

were playing

Choose the right tense

100

• Yesterday
• Last (e.g., last week, last year)
• Ago (e.g., two years ago, three days ago)
• When (in the context of a specific time in the past)
• In (e.g., in 1999, in April)

past simple

200

• Before
• After (when referring to a time earlier than another past event)
• By the time
• Until
• When (in the context of an earlier past event)

past perfect

300

• The whole night
• At that moment
• All day/evening/morning
• As
• While

past continuous

400

Я вивчаю англійську вже чотири роки, але так і не змогла повністю розібратися з часами, хоча протягом останніх кількох місяців постійно намагалася їх зрозуміти.

I have been studying English for four years, but I still haven't fully understood the tenses, even though I had been trying to figure them out constantly for the last few months.  

500

Моя мама і мій батько працюють у цій компанії вже понад 20 років. Вони також живуть в Алмати з 2003 року. Але я працюю у своїй компанії з 2021 року, тому що до початку пандемії я навчався у школі.

My mom and my dad have been working in this company for more than 20 years. They also have been living in Almaty since 2003. But I have been working in my company since 2021, because before the lockdown started I had studied at school.