Simple Past
Over the last few years, fake photos of celebrities ______ (begin) to circulate online.
began
It _____ (snow) a lot and the sky was cloudy
was snowing
The news article _________ (not / report) any information regarding the Winter vacations.
did not report
Did you _____ (fall) asleep while I _____ (talk) to you?
fall - was talking
True or false? The action in progress in a sentence in the past is in the simple past form.
E.g. She was walking when it started to rain.
False, it is in the past continuous form (was walking).
Yesterday, something strange ___________ (happen)
happened
My family and I _____ (watch) the news together when my friend called me.
were watching
Sandy and I _____ (research) an important Canadian event for our project yesterday at 7 o'clock.
were researching
The team _____ (play) soccer when suddenly a dog _______ (get) into the field.
was playing - got
True or false? To form the past continuous tense of a verb, you always need was/were + verb + ing.
E.g. She was walking when it started to rain.
True
was
__________ (they / dance) with all those famous people, or was that a fake photo?
Were they dancing
The students _____ (study) an article that was not part of the syllabus.
studied
Before Dimitri _____ (become) famous, he _____ (deliver) pizza for a living.
became - was delivering
In which of these situations do you use the past continuous tense?
a) an action that was in progress in the past
b) an action that was completed in the past
a) an action that was in progress in the past
_____ you _____ (see) the latest study about the average time teenagers spend on video games?
Did you see
Sue _____ (draw) a beautiful flower bouquet when she realised she forgot to do homework.
was drawing
I _____ (read) an article but stopped when my dog started _____________(bark).
was reading; barking
You _____ (not know) what you _____ (do). It showed on your face.
didn't know - were doing
When do you use "WHEN"? [Example: I was making dinner, when the electricity went out.]
A. Use when only to start a question.
B. To introduce and event that interrupts another.
B. To introduce an event that interrupts another.
When _______ the game _______ (start)?
When did the game start?
What kind of party ________ (Susan's friends/plan) for her birthday?
were Susan's friends planning
We were ________ (play)in the garden when it _______ (start) to rain.
playing; started
I _____ (write) my report when the phone _____ (ring).
was writing - rang
In which of these situations do you use the past simple tense?
a) an action in progress in the past
b) an action that started in the past and is still happening now
c) an action that happened at one point of time in the past.
Ex. My sister graduated form college in June.
c) an action that happened at one point of time in the past.