Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Past Simple vs Past Perfect
100

He _______ (to be) born in 1994.

was

100

Rosa ____________ (laugh) yesterday during our lesson.

was laughing

100

She arrived to school and realized that she ___________ (forget) her keys at home.

had forgotten

100

I ________(shower), when the phone _______ (ring).

was showering - rang

100

Jane _____ (know) the area well because she _____ (go) the year before.

knew- had gone

200

They ______ (not see) the sights when they _____ (go) to the USA.

did not see/ went

200

______ you _______ (dancing) at the dance yesterday at 6 pm?

Were you dancing?
200

They ______ (save up) a lot of money before they went on a trip.

had saved up

200

My mother ________ (cook) while my father ______ (clean). 

was cooking- was cleaning

200

We _______ (decide) to go on a walk, after we ______ (eat).

decided- had eaten

300
I ________ (sleep) the whole day yesterday.

slept

300

Answer the YES/NO question:

Were you waiting long for the coach to arrive?

Yes, we were. / No, we weren't.

300

I ________ (not be) on a coach tour before.

hadn't been

300

This morning I ______ (wake up), ________(brush) my teeth and ________ (go) to school.

woke up, brushed, went

300
After we ____ (check in) our hotel, we ______ (find) our room and _______(go) to bed.

had checked- found- went

400

_______ she _______ (pay) any attention last class?

Did she pay?

400

He _________ (not/listen) in class today.

wasn't listening

400

_______ you _________ (do) this before?

Had you done?

400

I _________ (ride) my bike, when I ______ (hit) the curb.

was riding- hit

400

When the girls _______ (arrive) at the cinema, the film ________ (start) already.

arrived- had already started

500

Maria ________ (not be) in school two days ago.

wasn't

500
_______ she ________ (present) in class yesterday. I remember that her brother _______________ (not/present).

Was she presenting?

wasn't presenting

500

_______ she _______ (try) a house swap before?

Had she tried?

500

They ________ (to be) talking, when the teacher ______ (enter) the classroom.

were- entered

500
I ________ (tell) my teacher that my mum ______ (help) me with my homework.

didn't tell- had helped