Past simple / past continuous
Irregular verbs
Shopping for clothes
Used to
How good is your memory?
100

We ______________ (not have) dinner yesterday at 7 o'clock.

weren't having

100

give - __________ - given

gave

100

(tight)

the trousers aren't tight enough

100

Our grandmother ____________ (work) in a library.

used to work

100

Who was the only kid that failed their French exam?

Andy

200

________ you _________ (to see) James last week?

Did you see James last week?

200

begin - _________ - _________

began, begun

200

checked jumper

200

Mrs Jones __________ (not live) in Cambridge.

didn't use to live

200

Why were Rupert and his classmates having a fundraising day?

They were raising money for their twin school in Kenya.

300

I _________ (to get up), __________ (to have) breakfast and _______________ (to leave) for school.

I got up, had breakfast and left for school.

300

_________ - taught - taught

teach

300

(small)

the t-shirt is too small

300

___________ Chloe __________ (sing) in a band?

did Chloe use to sing

300

Who or what is Ötzi?

The Iceman - frozen body from the stone age

400

Somebody _____________ (to knock) on the door while my parents _____________ (to eat) dinner.

Somebody knocked on the door while my parents were having dinner.

400

feel - ________ - ________

felt, felt

400

(big)

the shoe isn't big enough

400
We ____________ (not be) rich but we ___________(have) a car when I was little.

didn't use to be, used to have

400

Smart Alec and Sweet Sue would fight a lot in the office because they both liked to do different things. How did they solve the problem?

they built a wall

500

I _________ (to shop) when I _________ (to remember) that I ________ (to leave) my wallet at home.

I was shopping when I remembered that I left my wallet at home.
500
think - ___________ - ____________

thought, thought

500

flared jeans

500

_________ she ____________ (play) baseball with you?

Did she use to play

500

Who is the inventor of jeans?

Levi Strauss