GRAMMAR
The British ship Arundel was sailing the West Indies when a slave ship approached.
What verb tense is was sailing?
past continuous
We use __________ with both action and stative verbs.
used to
what is the word to completely destroy something?
demolish
give me an example of a recent past
not so long ago, a decade ago, from 2000-2020
make a question from this answer:
Q:
A: I bought this hat in Paris.
Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple once in each sentence.
We _____ (have) dinner after I ______ (arrive) home.
had
had arrived
We use ________ only with action verbs.
would(n't)
to ask for something urgently
beg
fill in the blank:
Life was very hard ofr the poor in Medieval _______.
days | century | times | ago
times
Make a question with this answer:
Q:
A. The kids were sleeping when you called.
What were the kids doing when you called?
Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple once in each sentence.
I _____ (do) my homework after I ______ (speak) to Tina.
did
had spoken
King John ________ take his bathtub with him whenever he travelled.
used to
to make someone very angry
enrage
fill in the blanks:
there were a lot of new inventions in the last _______.
word list:
decade | age | long | days
Make a question with this answer:
Q:
A: Jake had been to the park.
Where had Jake been?
She had been working at this job for a few months when she ran away.
what are the verb tenses of: had been working & ran away
past perfect continuous
past simple
My sister and I _______ be such good friends!
used to
to take quickly
grab
fill in the blanks:
Not so ________ ago, I didnt know how to use a computer.
ago | days | century | times
long
Q:
A: Maria was looking after the house.
Who was looking after the house?
Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect and the past simple once in each sentence.
A group of young boys ________ (become) trapped while they _______ (explore) a cave. They were all rescued.
became
were exploring
When I was a child, I _________ play a lot with my sister.
would
to hit
strike
Fill in the blank:
I'm surprised that people still believe in ghosts in this day and ______.
century | long | times | age
age
Make a question with this answer:
Q:
A: We'd been standing in the rain for 2 hours.
Q: How long had you been standing in the rain?