PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT/PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
VOCABULARY
USED TO/ WOULD
SURPRISE
100

I ______________ (get up) early so I would have
plenty of time to get ready

GOT UP

100

Before I _____________(finish) my homework, my parents told me that dinner
was ready.

HAD FINISHED

100

This work is urgent. Please don’t put it _______until tomorrow.

PUT OFF

100

When he was young, my grandfather was a carpenter.
BE

USED TO BE

100

August's best friends

Summer and Jack

200

While I _____________ a shower, there was a power
cut and the water __________(GO) cold

WAS HAVING/ WENT

200

Petra______________ (watch) TV all day and had a headache.

HAS BEEN WATCHING

200

There are rumours that an international company is going to take_________ this company.

TAKE OVER

200

When they first met, my parents often went dancing.
GO

My parents USED TO go dancing

200

Who are Kevin's best friends?

Winnie and Paul

300

It ____________ (rain) when I ______ (leave) the house

WAS RAINING/ LEFT

300

By 10 pm, Veronica still___________ (not call) me, so I decided to go to bed.

HADN'T CALLED

300

Sandra is excited to be working______ the launch of the new product range.

WORKING ON

300

In the past, our family often went on holiday to the seaside. 

WOULD

In the past, our family WOULD GO on holiday to the seaside.

300

Year of the moon landing

1969

400

As I __________ (wait) for the bus, a man________(fall) over

WAS WAITING/ FELL

400

We ____________(not live) here for long when water leaked through the roof every time it rained.

HAD BEEN LIVING

400

If you want to get_____ of the competition, you’ve got to work really hard.

GET AHEAD

400

My neighbour played the drums when he first moved in. But she doesn’t now. 

PLAY

When she first moved in, my neighbour USED TO PLAY the drums.

400

My uncle was in the army for ten years!
SPENT

My uncle HAS SPENT in the army!

500

When I_________ (tell) my boss about it, he just_________( laugh).

TOLD/ LAUGHED

500

The actors left the stage after the clapping___________ (stop).

HAS STOPPED

500

I’d like to set ______a meeting with the sales team tomorrow morning

SET UP

500

When I was a kid I loved Mickey Mouse.

I WOULD LOVE Mickey Mouse

500

You’ll need to fill ______this application form in order to apply for the job.

FILL IN

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