Past simple
I ______________ a deer while walking outside yesterday.
I saw a deer while walking outside yesterday.
Amy _____________ a book, so she didn't see me walking past.
Amy was reading a book, so she didn't see me walking past.
She ______________ working out by 6 p.m.
She had finished working out by 6 p.m.
When you called, I ______________ for ten hours.
When you called, I had been studying for ten hours.
How do we form the past perfect tense?
had+past participle
He should know about the meeting because I ________ him about it yesterday.
He should know about the meeting because I told him about it yesterday.
Sorry I couldn't come on Friday, but I ______________ on my project.
Sorry I couldn't come on Friday, but I was working on my project.
Everyone___________ friendly in the beginning.
Everyone had been friendly in the beginning.
She ___________ for two hours when I arrived.
She had been waiting for two hours when I arrived.
How can we rephrase the past simple sentence "My sister had a dog when she was twelve." with the help of 'used to'?
My sister used to have a dog when she was 12.
I ____________ no idea you were such a good chess player.
I had no idea you were such a good chess player.
We decided to leave the park because it ____________ dark and we wanted to get home while it was still light out.
We decided to leave the park because it was getting dark and we wanted to get home while it was still light out.
The ambulance ___________ by the time the reporters got there.
The ambulance had left by the time the reporters got there.
I ___________ for 10 minutes when I realized that I’d forgotten my headphones.
I had been walking for 10 minutes when I realized that I’d forgotten my headphones
When do we use 'would' when talking about the past?
We use would when we talk about past habits, particularly when talking about the distant past.
(The ancient Greeks would rely on the power of slaves, rather than machines)
I resigned because the pressure at work ____________ too much for me.
I resigned because the pressure at work became too much for me.
When the explosion happened, hundreds of people ____________through the airport.
When the explosion happened, hundreds of people were passing through the airport.
My mum was annoyed with me because I _______________ to get the milk when I went to the shops.
My mum was annoyed with me because I had forgotten to get the milk when I went to the shops.
_______ the driver __________ before the crash?
Had the driver been drinking before the crash?
What tense do we use for annoying or amusing past habits?
Past continuous
(When she was young, Tina was always taking things apart to see how they worked)
When I heard the phone ring, I __________ writing to answer it.
When I heard the phone ring, I stopped writing to answer it.
___________ Jessica already ___________ of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
Was Jessica already thinking of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
I got Janine a book for her birthday, but she ______________ it before.
I got Janine a book for her birthday, but she had read it before.
Suddenly, my car broke down. I was not surprised. It __________________ well for a long time.
Suddenly, my car broke down. I was not surprised. It had not been running well for a long time.
Rewrite the sentence using 'used to':
Being with the older children soon stopped being frightening when I went to secondary school.
Secondary school was frightening, but I _____________________ with the older children.
Secondary school was frightening, but I soon got used to being with the older children.