Past Tenses Verb Review

Past Simple/ Past Continuous

100

I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.

 was driving

200

I ________ (break) my leg when I was playing soccer last year. It was really painful.

 broke

300

Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.

 was cooking

400

Anna __________________ (study) Maths, while Amy _____________________ (sleep).

was studying (or studied) / was sleeping

500

The robber _____________ (wear) black clothes when I ____________ (see) him.

was wearing / saw

Past Simple/ Present Perfect

100

I _______ (see) the movie yesterday. It was stunning.

 saw

200

Which sentence is correct?

a) I lived here since 2002

b) I have lived here since 2002.

b

300

She ________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.

 moved

400

The manager _________ (work) at the company since 2015.

 has worked

500

I _________________ (start) playing football at 3, I _____________ (practice) it for 12 years!

started / have (already) practiced

Past simple/ Past Perfect

100

We use past simple/past perfect for the action that happened FIRST and past simple/past perfect for the action that happened SECOND.

We use past perfect for the action that happened FIRST and past simple for the action that happened SECOND.

200

They showed me the pictures they (take) ______________during their holidays.

had taken

300

When I _______ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

 got

400

When he (wake up) _______ , his mother (already / prepare)_________ breakfast.

woke up/ had already prepared

500

I __________ (travel) to five different countries by the time I ________(be) 20 years old.

had travelled/ was

By the time...

100

By the time Lina was 25, she ___________ (paint) 25 pictures.

had painted

200

By the time Ben was twenty he ______ (run) 3 marathons.

had run

300

By the time Martin was 11, he __________ (read) all Harry Potter books.

had read

400

What __________________ (you / learn) by the time you were 10?

had you learnt

500

By the time Anna was eleven, she (fly) _____ in a hot-air balloon.

had flown

Making questions

100

Make a question for this answer:

Yesterday I went to the library.

Where did you go yesterday?

200

Make a question for this answer:

I have played basketball since I was 7.

How long have you played basketball? OR

What sport have you practiced for a long time?

300

When the telephone rang, I was having a shower.

What were you doing when the telephone rang?

400

By the time I was 14, I had visited London.

What place had you visited by the time you were 14? OR What had you done by the time you were 14?

500

When I got up, my dad had already cooked my birthday cake.

What had your dad done/cooked when you got up?