WHAT VERB TENSE IS IT?
Last year, I went to London.
What verb tense is this? Is this action finished or not?
simple past
yes
What verb tense do we use to talk about a finished action that happened at a specific point in the past, such as yesterday, 10 years ago, last Sunday...?
a) simple past
b) past progressive
A
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
1. I ________ a blog like everyone else back in the day.
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
HAVE -> HAD
Around 8:00 pm last night I was finishing my homework.
What verb tense is this? Is this action finished or not?
past continuous/past progressive
no, it was in progress at some point in the past
What verb tense do we use to talk about an action that was in progress at some point in the past, interrupted or not?
a) simple past
b) past progressive
past progressive
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
2. I ____ very popular in high school, but it all __________ when I _______ into college.
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
BE -> WAS
CHANGE -> CHANGED
GET -> GOT
I was using my phone when the teacher walked in.
What verb tense is this? Is this action finished or not?
past continuous/progressive
yes: it was in progress at some point in the past, but it was interrupted by another action.
When an action in the past was in progress, but then was interrupted, what verb tense indicates the action in progress, and what verb tense indicates the action that interrupted it?
a) simple past, simple past
b) past progressive, simple past
c) past progressive, past progressive
d) simple past, past progressive
B
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
3. I'm sorry I (not) _________ the phone. I _______ with my new drum kit.
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
ANSWER -> DIDN'T ANSWER
PRACTICE -> WAS PRACTICING
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
6. My battery _______ while I _______ the pictures to the cloud. What a shame!
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
DIE -> DIED
UPLOAD -> WAS UPLOADING
I was walking down the street when I bumped into an old friend.
What verb tense is this? What does it indicate?
simple past
interruption
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
4. At 2:00 am, I _________ still ________ my video. I only _______ it this morning.
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
RECORD -> WAS RECORDING
EDIT -> EDITED
Put one of the following verbs in its correct form in order to complete the sentence:
5. I ______ still _______ with my parents when I ________ to become a YouTuber.
ANSWER - BE - CHANGE - DECIDE - DIE - EDIT - GET - HAVE - LIVE - PRACTICE - RECORD - UPLOAD
LIVE -> WAS LIVING
DECIDE -> DECIDED