Past Simple
Luis ___________ pizza last week.
ate
Robert _______ pasta when I got home.
was making
Our daughter _________ the car all day.
is driving
What is the past simple tense of the verb "go"?
went
I _________ the letter tomorrow.
will be writing
The children _______ tennis last week.
played
Jane _______ TV when I arrived yesterday.
was watching
I _____________ care of the baby all morning.
am taking
a) They went to the beach every summer.
b) She was studying when the phone rang.
She was studying when the phone rang.
Penny __________ in the race tomorrow.
will be running
Lola _______ her homework last week.
did
When I saw Lisa at ESL Institute, she ___________ English.
was studying
They __________ English this year.
are studying
What is the present perfect continuous tense of the verb "work"?
(have/has) been working
Who __________ will be waiting for John at the airport?
will be waiting
They _____ to Canada last Sunday.
went
The children _____________ soccer in the park yesterday morning.
were playing
The baby __________ milk this morning.
is drinking
What is the past simple used for?
It is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.
_____ I _________ in this bed tonight?
Will / be sleeping
We _______ soda all day long yesterday.
drank
Judy _____________ the newspaper when I called her this morning.
was reading
I ________ my Christmas tree with ornaments all day.
am decorating
What is the past continuous used for?
We generally use the past continuous to talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past.
My mother ____________ tomorrow as she is sick. (work)
won’t be working