PAST SIMPLE ACTIONS
I_____ visit my grandma last Sunday
visited
Which phrase is used to talk about habits that no longer happen: used to or would?
used to
Which tense do we use to show an action completed before another past action
past perfect simple
Select the correct tense: 'When I was a child, I ___ (go) to the beach every summer.
used to go
Change to negative: 'They finished their homework on time
They didn't finish their homework on time.
She____(not go) to the party last night because she was tired
didn't go
Rewrite: 'I ___ (play) soccer every day after school
used to play
Complete: 'By the time he arrived, she ___ (already/leave)
had already left
Select the correct tense: 'They ___ (see) the movie before it was removed from theaters
had seen
Form a question: 'She had visited France before the trip to Italy
Had she visited France before the trip to Italy
What are the key words often used with the past simple to indicate time?
Yesterday, last week, two days ago
Fill in the blank with either used to or would: 'When we were kids, we ___ have picnics in the park on Sundays
would
What is the structure for the past perfect simple tense
had + past participle
Select the correct tense: 'She ___ (ride) her bike every afternoon.
would ride
Make this a negative: 'I used to like spinach as a kid
I didn't use to like spinach as a kid
Change this sentence to the past simple: 'He eats pizza every Friday.
He ate pizza last Friday.
Explain why 'I would live in Paris' might be confusing in English
it sounds like a conditional, so would is usually used with actions rather than states
Convert to past perfect: 'She finished her homework before dinner
She had finished her homework before dinner
Choose the correct form: 'I ___ (not/have) a smartphone when I was a kid
didn't have or used to not have
Change to a question: 'You would always go to the same café
Would you always go to the same café
Why do we use the past simple for historical events? Provide an example
To show completed actions in a specific time in the past, e.g., "The Wright brothers invented the airplane
Explain the difference between 'used to' and 'would' for repeated past actions
Used to can describe past states or actions, while would only describes actions
Why do we use the past perfect with by the time or already? Give an example
to emphasize that one action was completed before another past action, e.g., "He had already left by the time she arrived.
Choose the correct tense and explain why: 'I ___ (meet) them after they ___ (leave) the meeting
met, had left; the past perfect shows they left before the meeting happened.
Create a question using past perfect 'They had arrived before the show started
Had they arrived before the show started?