Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Vocabulary Practice
100

What is the past simple tense of "work"?

Worked. 

Ex. I worked, he worked.

100

What is the past continuous tense of "work"?

Was working. 

100

What is the past perfect simple tense for "finish"? 

Had finished. 

100

What is the past perfect continuous tense for "eat"?

Had been eating. 

100

Define Purpose

The reason something is done. (noun)

200
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

We went/go to the store yesterday. 

Went. Yesterday is in the past. 

200

Choose the word to correct the sentence.

I read/was reading a book at 9 o'clock last night. 


Was reading. 

I was reading a book at 9 o'clock last night. 

200

Which is correct?

Michael returned/had returned from his run before I arrived at home.


Had returned. 

Michael had returned from his run before I arrived at home.

200

Choose the correct option for past perfect continuous. 

She studied/had been studying for hours before the exam started.

Had been studying.

She had been studying for hours before the exam started.

200

Define Motivate 

To provide a reason for doing something. (verb)

300

Correct the sentence to the past simple tense. 

He (see) a movie last week. 

Saw.

He saw a movie last week. 

300

Correct the sentence. 

We (play) soccer when it started raining.

Were playing. 

We were playing soccer when it started raining. 

300

Change the sentence to the past perfect tense. 

They (complete) the assignment before the teacher arrived.

Had completed.

They had completed the assignment before the teacher arrived. 

300

Correct the sentence for the past perfect continuous tense.

We (wait) in line for three hours before the concert started. 

Had been waiting. 

We had been waiting in line for three hours before the concert started. 

300

Define Absence 

Being away from a place or person. Not in attendance. (noun)

400

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Today is my birthday, but we celebrate/celebrated/celebrating yesterday.

Celebrated. 

Today is my birthday, but we celebrated yesterday.

400

Correct the sentence to past continuous. 

She (was shopping/shopped) when she met a celebrity. 

Was shopping. 

She was shopping when she met a celebrity. 

400

Correct the sentence to the past perfect tense.

She had not visited/not visit Paris before her trip last year.

Had not visited.

She had not visited Paris before her trip last year.

400

Use the past perfect tense for this sentence.

I cooked/had been cooking all day by the time she got home. 

Had been cooking.

I had been cooking all day by the time she got home.

400

Define Innovative   

To introduce new ideas, have creative thinking, to feature new or advanced methods. (adjective) 

500

Choose the correct word for the sentence. 

Last week, she took/takes/taking a different route to work. 

Took. 

Last week, she took a different route to work. 

500

Correct the sentence to the past continuous tense. 

As we (walk) through the park, we saw a beautiful sunset.

 Were walking. 

As we were walking through the park, we saw a beautiful sunset. 

500

Correct the sentence to the past perfect tense.

When he finally called, I (already eat) dinner.

Had already eaten. 

When he finally called, I had already eaten dinner. 

500

Correct the sentence to the past perfect continuous tense.

I was tired because I (run) for an hour. 

Had been running. 

I was tired because I had been running for an hour. 

500

Define Spontaneously

When something is done unplanned and you suddenly want to do it. (adverb) 

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