Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Vocabulary
Surprise!
100
Yesterday, I ________________ TV and _____________ a fun computer game.
Yesterday, I watched TV and played a fun computer game.
100
I ______ _________ TV while I packed my suitcase.
I was watching TV while I packed my suitcase.
100
I did not have any money because I _____ ________ my wallet.
I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
100
Give an example of a disaster.
Earthquake, tornado, tsunami, etc.
100
List 3 different newspaper sections.
main news, sports, editorials, business news, classified ads, comics, movie and tv listings, food and cooking
200
I _______________ to go to Everland, but I ___________ to Lotte World instead.
I wanted to go to Everland, but I went to Lotte World instead.
200
You _________ ____________ in the pool while he ate kimchi in the kitchen.
You were swimming in the pool while he ate kimchi in the kitchen.
200
She __________ never __________ to Everland before.
She had never been to Everland before.
200
What is a sudden event requiring quick action?
An emergency.
200
What is a great success or achievement?
triumph
300
_________ you like them? Yes, I _____________. They ___________ delicious!
Did you like them? Yes, I did. They were delicious!
300
An artist ________ ____________ a picture with oil paint, when she suddenly heard a loud noise.
An artist was painting a picture with oil paint, when she suddenly heard a loud noise.
300
We ________ ____________ that car for ten years before it broke down.
We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.
300
Describe one mystery of the world.
Why is Starcraft so popular?
300
I _______ ____________ to play the game anymore, so I left the classroom and slammed the door. While I ______ _________ the door, I saw my friend leaving her English class too.
I didn't want to play the game anymore, so I left the classroom and slammed the door. While I was slamming the door, I saw my friend leaving her English class too.
400
He _________________ to the swimming pool in his car and _______________ for 2 hours. He ____________ very tired afterward.
He drove to the swimming pool in his car and swam for 2 hours. He was very tired afterward.
400
We _________ ____________ a picnic when the clouds grew dark and it began raining.
We were having a picnic when the clouds grew dark and it began raining.
400
________ you ___________ English at school before you came to CHA University?
Had you studied English at school before you came to CHA University?
400
What area(s) of CHA University is off limits to students?
Some rooms, kitchen, etc.
400
What is a tabloid?
A tabloid is a newspaper with sensational stories.
500
I _____________ my bike to the post office. I ____________ a box to my parents. It ___________ some cookies and souvenirs in it, but they all ___________ because the post office was not careful. I ___________ very disappointed with the service of the post office.
I rode my bike to the post office. I sent a box to my parents. It had some cookies and souvenirs in it, but they all broke because the post office was not careful. I was very disappointed with the service of the post office.
500
While the older sister ______ ____________ a cake for her brother's birthday, she dropped the bowl full of sugar. While she ______ ___________ up the mess, the dog came in and started eating the sugar. While the dog ________ ___________ the sugar, the older sister screamed for help.
While the older sister was making a cake for her brother's birthday, she dropped the bowl full of sugar. While she was cleaning up the mess, the dog came in and started eating the sugar. While the dog was eating the sugar, the older sister screamed for help.
500
When I came back, someone ______ ___________ my wallet, my keys, and my passport! I yelled for the police, but the thief ________ already __________ away in his car.
When I came back, someone had stolen my wallet, my keys, and my passport! I yelled for the police, but the thief had already driven away in his car.
500
Describe a coincidence from your personal experience.
I once met a Korean person with the same name as me!
500
Describe an event that is unbelievable.
I saw Kimberly and President Obama gossiping about Kyle in the CHA University cafeteria.
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