Life stages & life events
A young child who is learning to walk.
What is a toddler?
The correct past perfect form of “start” in: “The lesson ___ before I arrived.”
had started
The correct completion: “She was tired because she ___ all night.” (work)
had been working
The past simple form of “teach.”
taught
This is the life event when two people promise to marry each other.
What is getting engaged?
What is “had started”?
bought
This tense emphasises the duration of an activity before a particular time in the past.
past perfect continuous
The negative form of “Her parents split up last year.”
Her parents didn't split up last year”
This verb means to receive money or property from someone who has died.
What is inherit?
The tense used to show that one past action happened before another past action.
past perfect
The correct completion: “They ___ for two hours when the teacher arrived.” (study)
had been studying
The corrected sentence: “I didn't knew where you were.”
I didn't know where you were.
This means leaving your own country to live permanently in another country.
What is emigrating/to emigrate?
The correct past perfect form of “escape” in: “By the time the police arrived, the thief ___.”
had escaped
This tense is used in “He ________ the car” (repair)
had been repairing
The question form of “Jason had been living in Italy for five years.”
“Had Jason been living in Italy for five years?
This is the word for a person who has lived to at least 100 years old.
What is a centenarian?
Combine the sentence using PPS and PS: “First, Sarah finished her homework. Then, she watched TV.”
Sarah had finished her homework before she watched TV
By the time she decided to emigrate, she ___ (work) abroad for several years and ___ (save) money to start a new life.
“had been working” and “had saved”
The correct forms: “While I ___ TV, my brother ___ home.” (watch, come)
What are “was watching” and “came”?