Fill in the blank
The ship ____ (sink) after hitting an iceberg.
sank
(It's an action that started and ended in the past and it is an irregular verb.)
A past time clause is _____ on the main clause of the sentence.
A: Dependant
B: Independant
A: Dependant
He lived in Russia when the revolution was starting.
lived -> was living
was starting -> started
(Interrupted events, the revolution starting interrupts living in Russia.)
What ____ (they/do) at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.
were they doing
(Actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.)
The simple past cannot be used if the action lasted a long period of time.
A: True
B: False
B: False
Yesterday I was going to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Sam at the restaurant.
was going -> went
(Repeated events)
He _____ (take) a shower when the telephone _____ (ring).
1: was taking
2: rang
(Interrupted event, because there is an action interrupted by another.)
After eating the last slice of pizza, Sarah ____ (feel) very bloated.
A: is feeling
B: was feeling
C: felt
C: felt
(Events in sequence)
When we got there, they painted their house.
painted -> were painting
(Simultaneous events)
When I ____ (go) out, it ____ (not rain).
1: went
2: wasn't
(Actions that started and ended at a definite time in the past.)
If a past time clause is at the end of the sentence it is intoduced by a comma.
Ex.: I went to the mall (,) after I finished by report.
A: True
B: False
B: False
For how long did you go to this school?
- For almost 8 years.
For how long -> How long
While she ____ (tidy) up her room, he ____ (wash) his car.
1: was tidying
2: was washing
(Simultaneous event because there is the word while and also because the action is happening at the same time as the other action.)
"Would" can be used to express states and conditions.
Ex.: When I was younger, I would know everything about dinosaurs.
A: True
B: False
B: False
(Instead use "used to")
Ex.: When I was younger, I used to know everything about dinosaurs.
When using the past continuous, if the verb has three syllables, three vowels and one final consonant (Ex.: develop), you double the last consonant (I was developping).
three syllables -> one syllable
tree vowels -> one vowel
(Ex.: plan -> planning)