Past tenses
Present Tenses
Verb Patterns
100

I_____________________ (drive) home when I saw a UFO in the sky

was driving

100

Peter ______________ (not like) pop music 

doesn't like

100

It's important _______________ (study) before an exam

to study

200

Charlies _____________________ (not go) to the party yesterday because he was ill

didn't go

200

We_______________________ (study) Classical Art this semester

are studying 

200

They carried on __________________- (work) until late yesterday

working

300

When I arrived at school, I realised that I ___________________ (forget) about the exam

had forgotten

300

Martin and Lilian ___________________ (be) to Mexico three times

have been

300
 I used __________________ (have) long hair when I was young

to have

400

My grandfather _______________________________ (work) for 40 years before he retired in 2010

had been working

400

I _______________________(go) to the same gym for a year and I still like it. 

have been going

400

I am getting used to _______________ (wake) up early at work

waking 

500

I _______________ (meet) Kate yesterday when I ________________(walk) down the Rambla. She told me that she ______________ (find) a job in July before she _____________________- (look for) for six months.

met    was walking    had found   had been looking

500

She usually ______________ (not work) on Saturdays but today she _______________ (replace) a colleague. She ________________ (work) for the same company for 10 years and she ______________ (never miss) a day of work! 

doesn't work    is replacing    has been working    has never missed

500

Charles admitted________________ (steal) the watch but he refused _______________- (go) the police. __________________ (tell) the truth is always good but he should also _____________ (do) the right thing.

stealing    to go      telling     do