Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) T.V., and her father ___________________ (sleep).
a) arrived, was watching, was sleeping
b) arrived, was watched, was slept.
a) arrived, was watching, was sleeping
Simple Past Tenses of the following verbs:
yell, call, roll
yelled, called, rolled
I __________never ________ (hear) of that castle until I visited England.
"had" and "heard"
She ___________ (think) about her family in Vietnam.
had been thinking
Name the 5 things you include in the introduction of a Recount.
who, when, where, what, why
I ____________________(jog) when you rang me.
a) jogged
b) was jogging
b) was jogging
Simple Past Tenses of the following verbs:
go, does, come
went, did, came
We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
"had left"
The prices of food ________ (increase) lately.
had been increasing
What do you write in the conclusion of a recount?
-how you felt about the experience
-a decision to make
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
a) was discovering, were playing
b) discovered, were playing
b) discovered, were playing
Supply the simple past tense verbs:
Walt _____ the car to Thao but ____ him not to change anything about it.
gave, warned/advised/told
I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour.
"had seen"
Environmentalists ________________ about global warming.
had been warning
had been speaking
had been worrying
What is another word for the 'problem' in a story or narrative?
conflict, complication
The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
"dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
Supply the correct simple tense verbs:
Walt ______ Thao in the basement because he ____ not want Thao to commit violence. Walt ______ his life for the sake of Thao and his family.
locked, did, sacrificed
_________ you ___________(see) any famous person when you were in London?
"had" and "seen"
Before that day, we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.
had never though
Who are the main characters in the movie 'Gran Torino'?
Walt, Thao
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend.
a) was studying, was playing, was crying
b) was studying, was playing, was been crying
a) was studying, was playing, was crying
Correct the errors in the verb.
The student's sleep was interrupt last night because of the sound of rain falling. He wanted to went back to sleep, but he play on his phone instead.
The student's sleep was INTERRUPTED because of the sound of rain falling. He wanted to GO back to sleep, but he PLAYED on his phone instead.
When I left the restaurant, I realized that I ___________(forgot) my mobile phone on the table.
"had forgotten"
Write your own sentence using the Past Perfect Continuous.
varied reply
What are some things that a narrative should have?
characters, setting, conflict, plot (series of events), resolution
(outline, complication, series of events, resolution, coda)