Grammar Challenge

Tenses use

100

Tense that indicates that an activity, state, habit or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past.

Past simple

200

It expresses an activity that was completed before another activity or time in the past.

Past perfect simple

300

You use it to refer to an action that was in progress up to another time in the past.

Past perfect continuous

400

You can use them to express a past habit or state in contrast to the present.

used to / would

500

You can use them instead of saying 'be accustomed to'

be used to / get used to + -ing form

Spot the tense

100

The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.

had left / arrived

200

When it _____ (start) to rain , the Atkinsons (finish)______ planting trees.

started / had finished

300

Claudia ___________ (play) basketball when she was younger.

used to play / would play

400

Dan said that he ______________ (wait) for 40 minutes.

he had been waiting

500

I _______________ (wake up) early in the morning.

TIP: it's becoming a habit

I am getting used to waking up early in the morning.

Unscramble the sentences

100

stairs / that / said / she / down / fallen / had / the / she

She said that she had fallen down the stairs.

200

else / already. / had / he / everyone / When / left / arrived,

When he arrived, everyone else had already left.

300

I / longer / hair / was / to / kid. / when / a / have / I / used.

I used to have longer hair when I was a kid.

400

in / is / used / to / living / the UK. / she

She is used to living in the UK.

500

was / had / running, / been / she / so / she / sweated./ all

She had been running, so she was all sweated.

Best option

100

I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Sue, because she cut / had cut her hair.

I didn't recognize Sue, because she had cut her hair.

200

I arrived / had arrived at the shop at 6.45, but it already closed / had already closed

I arrived at the shop at 6.45, but it already had closed.

300

I am used to wash  / washing new clothes before wearing them.

I am used to washing new clothes before wearing them.

400

I had looked / had been looking for a job for months.

I had been looking for a job for months.

500

She had slept / had been sleeping for 50 minutes when the telephone rang / had rang.

She had been sleeping for 50 minutes when the telephone rang.