PAST TENSE

ADVANCED USES 1

100

What do we use to express plans that did not happen?

WAS/WERE TO

200

Why do we use "would" in this sentence

I didn't know that my worst enemy would turn out to be my best friend.

(WHAT USE OF WOULD IS APPLIED IN THE SENTENCE)

INDICATE A PAST ACTION THAT HAD NOT HAPPENED AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING

300

FINISH THE SENTENCE:

I_________ if my team had won the match.(wonder)

WAS WONDERING

400

FINISH THE SENTENCE:

I arrived in Paris, where I ______ the next five years studying.(spend)

WOULD SPEND

500

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING THE WORD GIVEN:

Would you mind if I opened the window? (WONDERING)

I......

WAS WONDERING IF I COULD OPEN THE WINDOW.

PAST TENSES 1

100

The fire_____(not/damage) the computers last week.

DIDN'T DAMAGE

200

The students _____(study) maths online when the electricity____(go) off.

WAS STUDYING/WENT

300

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER(S)

We discovered the river was polluting/was being polluted by a local factory that had dumped/ had been dumping waste there for years.

WAS BEING POLLUTED

HAD BEEN DUMPING

400

While mon ____ (talk) on the phone, I ____ (do) my homework

WAS TALKING/WAS DOING

500

When the bus _____ (not come), she ____ (call) her dad and ____ (ask) for a lift.

DIDN'T COME/CALLED/ASKED

PAST TENSES 2

100

John ______ (play) the guitar for hours when his mother arrived.

HAD BEEN PLAYING

200

By the time we got to the party, they ____(eat) all the food.

HAD EATEN

300

The roads were icy and dangerous because it ______ (snow) all night.

HAD SNOWED

400

When their mum _______________ (come) home last night, the children _______________ (eat) their dinner.

CAME/HAD EATEN

500

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE

I ___________ (mean/order) some paper, but I forgot.

HAD MEANT TO ORDER

GET/BE USED TO

100

You better  ______ the weather or else you are going to suffer.

GET USED TO 

200

Jim  _________ working a half-day, do he wouldn't _______ a longer work week.

WAS USED TO/GET USED TO

300

I_______ drinking coffee in the morning, but I recently ________ drinking tea

AM (NOT) USED TO

GOT USED TO

400

I know you ________ going to work by car, but you should ________ walking a bit more.

ARE USED TO/GET USED TO

500

What are the structures of both tenses?

Be + used to + subject / v-ing

Get + used to + subject / v-ing

USED TO

100

This brand is very popular now, but it.......

DIDN'T USE TO BE

200

I ________ (have) a big breakfast, but now I don't have time to prepare one.

USED TO HAVE

300

Which ads _______ when you were a child?

DID YOU USE TO SEE

400

Companies rely entirely on other companies like Google in order to advertise their products. People________ (become) ______ (see) them everywhere.

HAVE BECOME

USED TO SEEING

500

I __________  (go) to the swimming pool twice a week. I began because my friends ______ (go) there too and they _______ (be) very fit.

AM USED TO GOING

USED TO GO

USED TO BE