Past Tenses
He ___ (go) to the market yesterday
He went to the market yesterday
They ____ (eat) sushi before.
have eaten
Fill in the blank: I ____ (read) when the lights went out.
was reading
Identify the tense:
“She has lived here since 2010.”
Present Perfect
What was ABBA's first UK Number 1?
Waterloo
Turn this sentence into Past Simple
She drives to school.
She drove to school
Correct the sentence:
“She has went to France.”
“She has gone to France.”
Make a sentence with one action interrupting another (Past Continuous + Past Simple).
“I was studying when my friend called.”
Which tense is this: “They were dancing when I arrived”?
Past Continuous
Elton John
Ask a Past Simple question about last weekend.
What did you do last weekend?”
Explain the difference: “I saw it” vs. “I have seen it.”
“I saw it” = Past Simple (specific time in the past)
“I have seen it” = Present Perfect (life experience, time not specified)
Describe what you were doing at 8 p.m. last night using Past Continuous.
I was watching a movie at 8 p.m.
Name the tense and explain:
“I went to Japan in 2019.”
Past Simple → “went” refers to a finished action in 2019
The City of Dundee is famous for these three things?
(Kind of)
Jute, Jam and Journalism
Use 3 different irregular Past Simple verbs in a short story.
I woke up late, ran to the station, and missed the train.
Ask someone about their life experiences using Present Perfect
Have you ever tried sushi?”
Fix this sentence: “He was play football when it rained.”
“He was playing football when it rained.”
Which tense and why? “I have visited Rome, but I never stayed long.
Present Perfect (for “have visited”) → experience; Past Simple for “stayed” → completed
The RRS Discovery was Captained by which famous Captain that died trying to reach the South Pole?
Captain Scott
Create a mini-dialogue using at least 4 Past Simple verbs.
A: What happened yesterday?”
B: “I woke up, missed the bus, ran, and fell!”
Tell a short story with 3 Present Perfect sentences and explain the context.
“I have visited London three times. I have stayed near the Thames. I have walked across Tower Bridge.”
→ Present Perfect used for experiences without specific time.
Create a short story involving 3 people doing different things using Past Continuous.
“Anna was cooking, Ben was reading, and Carla was painting when the power went out.
Explain the difference in meaning:
“I was cooking” vs. “I cooked.”
“I was cooking” = action in progress in the past
“I cooked” = completed action in the past
How painted the Singing Butler?
Jack Vettriano