PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT
GUESS THE TENSE
BONUS ROUND
100

She __________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.

MOVED


100

I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.

was driving

100

I (already/eat) when she arrived.

had already eaten

100

My dad .............................. (fall asleep) while he .............................. (watch) a movie last night.

FELL ASLEEP

WAS WATCHING

100

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Your next correct answer is worth double points.

200

Florence _____ (eat) two sandwiches and ___ (drink) two glasses of lemonade.

ATE
DRANK


200

They ____ (discuss) the project when the fire alarm suddenly went off.

were discussing

200

They were disappointed because they __________ (miss) the last bus.

had missed

200

When I ____ (argue) with my sister, my mum ___(take) my side.

WAS ARGUING

TOOK

200

STEAL POINTS


Choose one team and take 200 points from them.

300

We ____ (go) to Spain last June. It ____ (be) really exciting.

WENT WAS

300

She ______ (laugh) so hard she didn't hear me come in

was laughing

300

By the time I called, they __________ (already / leave) the office.

had already left
300

We ____ (not / sleep) very well last night because our newborn baby____ (cry) a lot.

DIDN'T SLEEP

WAS CRYING

300

Swap Scores

Swap total scores with another team.

400

Mary ____ (break) her arm and ____ (sprain) her ankle in an accident.

BROKE
SPRAINED


400

They ___ (constantly / argue) about money and _____ (make) everyone around them uncomfortable.  

were constantly arguing 

making

400

We were shocked to find that the storm __________ (destroy) half the village overnight.

had destroyed

400

Before he ___(die), he ______ (compose) 200 pieces of music

DIED

HAD COMPOSED

400

Lucky Draw

Roll a die:

  • 1–2 = lose 200

  • 3–4 = nothing happens

  • 5–6 = win 500

500

As soon as Kate ____ (come) out of the house, Joe ____ (run) into her room, ___ (sit) on the chair and ______ (eat) all her snacks. 

CAME

RAN

SAT
ATE

500

CORRECT THE MISTAKE

She were thinking aboout moving aborad when she was getting that unexpected job offer.

was thinking, got

500

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

They were exhausted because they worked all night.

had worked

500

We ______ (relax) by the fireplace when somebody ______(kick) the ball and ______(break) the window.

WERE RELAXING

KICKED

BROKE

500

 Rapid Fire

Teacher says 3 verbs; group must make 3 correct past-tense sentences in 30 seconds.

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