Past Game

Past Events

150

I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.

spoke

If you were wrong, give 300 points away.

200

Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.

found

250

I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.

paid

If you were wrong, give 100 points away.

300

The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.

brought

350

What's the past simple of:

DRINK

SING

SWIM

DRANK

SANG

SWAM

Past Habits

150

When I was a child I ____ like peanuts. 

a) didn't use to

b) had liked

c) both alternatives

A

200

Before my test, I ______ always get so nervous I couldn't sleep.

a) use to

b) would

c) hadn't

B

If you were wrong, miss the next turn.

250

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a) I would go shopping with her every Friday.

b) I would have very blond hair.

c) She would call me after class to chat.

B

300

When the weather was bad, I _______ stay home and read comic books.

a) used to

b) would

c) both are possible

C

350

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a) I didn't use to eat cheese when I was younger.

b) I didn't use to walk home after school.

c) As a child, I would hate having to get up early.

C

(Hate is an opinion, it cannot be a habit)

Past of the Past

150

We _____ already _____ (eat) when John came home. 

had / eaten

200

Julie was very pleased to see that John ________________________________ (clean) the kitchen

had cleaned

250

I _______ (know) my husband for three years when we got married. 

had known

If you were right, get an extra 100 points.

300

Put it in the past of the past:

I broke my leg.

I had broken my leg.

350

No question here.

Choose another one.

Mixed Pasts (ALL 300)

150

I _____ exhausted at the end of the exam. I ______ for over two hours.

a) was / had wrote

b) was / had written 

c) had been / had written

B

(If you were wrong, miss the next turn)

200

When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I  _______ it for over ten years.

a) had

b) had had

c) have had

B

(If you were right, swap points with a group with a larger score)

250

We didn't really want to go and see the musical again. We  ________ it twice - so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead!

had (already) watched

or

had (already) seen

300

No-one even noticed when I got home. They ________ the big game on TV.

were all watching

(If you were wrong, swap points with a group with an inferior score)

350

EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE:

When I got home, Lisa had made dinner.

When I got home, Lisa made dinner.

When I got home, Lisa was making dinner.

!