Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Celebrate (Past Simple)
Ex: We celebrated my dad's birthday by going to the countryside.
Work (Past Continuous)
Ex: I was working all day today at the factory
Save (Past Simple)
Ex: I saved the document you sent me yesterday.
Eat (Past Continous)
Ex: We were eating in the dining room when someone knocked on the door.
Speak (Past Simple)
Ex: I spoke to the mayor at the bus station last week.
Shop (Past Continuous)
Ex: I was shopping in the department store all day, and I still couldn't find her a present!
Know (Past Simple)
Ex: When I turned 5, I knew I wanted to be a businessman and own my own company.
Ex: I quickly saw her phone screen, but I learned so much gossip.
Build (Past Continuous)
Ex: Were you building a bookshelf the other day?
Steal (Past Simple)
Ex: The thief stole the motorbike and was chased by the police.
Say (Past Simple)
I said it would be nice to go to a small village for the summer. My brother disagreed; he prefers to go to the city.
Pay (Past Simple)
Ex: My company paid me a lot last year.
Choose (Past Perfect)
Ex: I had chosen this magazine because she told me she loved dogs.
Break (Past Simple)
Ex: I broke the lamp in my bedroom. My mom was mad.
Catch (Past Participle)
Ex: I had caught the train to London once before, so I already knew it left from platform 10.
Spend (Past Perfect)
I had spent a lot of time visiting the museum before I decided to work there.
Leave (Past Continuous)
Ex: I was leaving the office early when I ran into my friend John, who is a mechanic.
Ex: He asked me how to send an email, even though I had taught him already.
Find (Past Simple)
Ex: My mother found the key next to the cooker.
Get (Past Continuous)
Go (Past Perfect)
Ex: As we planned the trip to the city centre of Paris, I realized I had gone once before.
Be (Past Perfect)
Ex: She had been a nurse for 5 years before she worked at the hospital.
Write (Past Perfect)
I had written the letter on my computer before I uploaded it to the blog.
Think (Past Perfect)
Ex: I had thought painting the kitchen pink was a good idea until my family told me it would be ugly.
Be (Past Perfect)
Ex: My trip had been delayed when I got to the airport.