Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Present perfect
Present Perfect vs Past Perfect
Past Perfect vs Past Simple
Mix
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COMPLETE
When Ari _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (talk) to the children and her father ___________________ (sleep)

When Ari arrived home, her mother was talking to the children and her father was sleeping.

100

Complete:
She's been a free-diver _________ time ago

 

She's been a free-diver since time ago

100

I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.


I had never heard of this castle until I came to England.

100

She (throw) ___________________ away the letter that she (write) ______________________

She threw away the letter she had written

100
Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________ (fall) asleep).
What is "were listening", "were whispering", "closed" and "fell"
200

I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me.

I was wondering if you can help me

200

My family has lived on this island ______ ten years.


My family has lived on this island for ten years.

200

We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) his bag there.


We had to go back to the cafe because my friend had left his bag there.

200

Yesterday, my brother _______________ (prepared) the dinner when I _______________ (arrived) home, and that was really cool because I was starving. 


Yesterday, my sister had prepared the dinner when I arrived home and that was really cool because I was starving.

200
My parents have ________bought a new house, but I haven't seen it ________
What is "just" and "yet"
300

The archeologists ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(have breakfast and walk).

The archeologists discovered a cave while they were playing.

300

Complete

Have you ________ been in Florence?



Have you ever been in Florence?

300

I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour.


I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I had seen earlier during the tour

300

When the kids (wake up) ____________________, their parents (already / prepare) ___________________ breakfast.


When the kids woke up their parents had already prepared the breakfast

300
When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
What is "started" and "had already learnt"
400

The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine".


  

1. dealt
2. spent
3. took
4. shone"

400

Past participle of
"get", "learn", "swim" and "teach"

1. got (uk) or gotten (us)
2. learnt (uk) learned (us) 
3. swum
4. taught

400

_________ you ___________ (see) any famous person before you were in London?


Had you seen any famous person before you were in London?

400

Before that day we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.

Before that day we had never thought of going to Japan

400

While I ______________ (read) my English book I ____________(hear) a noise. I ___________(think) that I ________________(hear) that noise before, so I ___________ (call) my mother.

What is "was reading", "heard", "thought", "had heard" and "called"

500

Complete the strange dream:

While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (be) to the cinema.

While I was study for my exam, my brother were play on the computer and my best friend was crying because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother appeared and we were to the cinema

500

- They _______________ (not be) in Italy _______ 1995.
- Really! I __________never ________ (be) there, but I _____________ (visit) Peru twice.

- They have not been in Italy since 1995.
- Really! I have never been there, but I have visited Peru twice. 

500

Yesterday, when I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________ (pay) more than I should have to.




Yesterday, when I left the restaurant I realized that I had payed more than I should have to.

500
By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
What is "arrived" and "had run"
500
She _____________ (ride) her way home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ never______(see) before.
What is "was riding", "fell", "came", "was" "had seen"