Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Prepositions & Time Expressions
100

She is born in 1890.

She was born in 1890.

100

She study when he arrived.

She was studying when he arrived.

100

Before he left, he finish his work.

Before he left, he had finished his work.

100

He was born on 1890. 

He was born in 1890.

200

He move to Paris in 1911.

He moved to Paris in 1911.

200

They work on the ship when it left.

They were working on the ship when it left.

200

She already eat when I arrived.

She had already eaten when I arrived.

200

What he arrived, he called me.

When he arrived, he called me.

300

They graduate from university in 1920.

They graduated from university in 1920.

300

He live in London when he met the group.

He was living in London when he met the group.

300

He traveled to many countries before he declared independence.

He had traveled to many countries before he declared independence.

300

She graduated of Oxford.

She graduated from Oxford.

400


Ho Chi Minh write the declaration in 1945.

Ho Chi Minh wrote the declaration in 1945.

400

I write letters while I was in prison.

I was writing letters while I was in prison.

400

They never saw a foreigner before that day.

They had never seen a foreigner before that day.

400

He was writing what he was in prison.

He was writing while he was in prison.

500

He become president after the revolution.

He became president after the revolution.

500

The students listen when the teacher spoke.

The students were listening when the teacher spoke.

500

By 1915, he worked on ships for four years.

By 1915, he had worked on ships for four years.

500

After he moved to Paris, he had worked on a ship.

Before he moved to Paris, he had worked on a ship.

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