Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Present Perfect

Past Simple & Continuous

100

While the movie was playing, Tom _______(eat) popcorn.

Ate 

200

The children _____(play) when their father came home

were playing 

300

When Ann was driving, she _______ (notice) an animal on the road

noticed 

400

I dropped a cup while I __________(wash) the dishes 

was washing 

500

I _________ (to talk) on the phone when my sister _______(to arrive) 

was talking/arrived

Present Perfect and Continuous

100

Look! The woman ___________ a hamburger (eat)

is eating 

200

Our cat seldom _________ on the sofa. (to lie)

lies

300

We ________ the bus to school. (not/to take)

didn't take

400

What ________ the man _________ in our garden? (to do) 

is/doing

500

Ask someone near you a question in the present continuous and they must answer correctly in present continuous

Ex: Are you playing soccer today?

Are you going to do your homework? 

Past Perfect & Continuous

100

When I saw you, I realised that we ________________(meet/ already)

had met already 

200

I wish I ___________ it! (not/to buy) 

hadn't bought 

300

The ground was wet. It _____________ (to rain) 

had been raining 

400

We ____________ (to wait)in line for half an hour when the ticket office opened.

had been waiting

500

I ____________ (to live) in London for a few years before I left. 

had been living