Describing Feelings
(Past Simple, Past Continuous, or Present Perfect)
Past Perfect
Past Simple/Past Continuous
Past Perfect/Past simple
100

Today was a total disaster. (1) I felt so loneliness at lunch because no one sat with me.

 loneliness- lonely

100

I ________________________ (explore) over fifty different centuries since I built my time machine.

have explored

100

FORGET

HAD FORGOTTEN

100

I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.

was driving

100

Ooops(

- 100

200

(2) I tried to look cheer so people wouldn't notice, but inside I was sad. To make things worse, I gave a presentation in history class. 

cheer---cheerful

200

SURPRISE

GET 200!

200

RIDE

HAD RIDDEN

200

Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.

was cooking

200

My uncle didn't try / hadn't tried Italian food before went / had gone to that restaurant

hadn't tried/ went

300

(3) My hands were shaking, and I spoke so nervous that my teacher had to ask me to slow down.

nervous--nervously

300

We ___________ (SWIM) while you ___________ (PLAY) volleyball.

WERE SWIMMING/ WERE PLAYING

300

The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of petrol.

HAD RUN

300

Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

WAS READING/ HEARD

300

SURPRISE

GET 300!

400

(4) I was completely humiliate. I just need to remember that tomorrow is a fresh start.

humiliate--humiliated

400

A: What ___________ you (do) at one o’clock? 

B: I ___________ sleeping.

WERE you DOING /WAS

400

I couldn't pay for the pizzas because I ________ (leave) my money at home.

had left

400

Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive)

WAS WAITING/ ARRIVED

400

Mr.Palmer didn't speak / hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved / had moved to Peking.

hadn't spoken/ moved

500

(5) I need to face the world courage tomorrow morning!


courage---courageously (or courageous)

500

It was a really cold day, but the sun __________.

was shining

500

She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________ (already / see) the film.

HAD ALREADY SEEN

500

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

COST

500

He __________ (feel) very ill because he __________ (not sleep) well.

FELT/ HADN'T SLEPT