Fill in the blank
The ship ____ (sink) after hitting an iceberg.
sank
A past time clause is _____ on the main clause of the sentence.
A: Dependant
B: Independant
A: Dependant
He lived in Russia when the revolution was starting.
lived -> was living
was starting -> started
What ____ (they/do) at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.
were they doing
The simple past can not be used if the action lasted a long period of time.
A: True
B: False
B: False
Yesterday I was going to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Sam at the restaurant.
was going -> went
He _____ (take) a shower when the telephone _____ (ring).
1: was taking
2: rang
After eating the last slice of pizza, Sarah ____ (feel) very bloated.
A: is feeling
B: was feeling
C: felt
C: felt
When we got there, they painted their house.
painted -> were painting
When I ____ (go) out, it ____ (not rain).
1: went
2: wasn't
If a past time clause is at the end of the sentence it is intoduced by a comma.
Ex.: I went to the mall (,) after I finished by report.
A: True
B: False
B: False
For how long did you go to this school?
- For almost 8 years.
For how long -> How long
While she ____ (tidy) up her room, he ____ (wash) his car.
1: was tidying
2: was washing
"Would" can be used to express states and conditions.
Ex.: When I was younger, I would know everything about dinosaurs.
A: True
B: False
B: False
(Instead use "used to")
Ex.: When I was younger, I used to know everything about dinosaurs.
When using the past continuous, if the verb has three syllables, three vowels and one final consonant (Ex.: develop), you double the last consonant (I was developping).
three syllables -> one syllable
tree vowels -> one vowel
(Ex.: plan -> planning)