Past Simple / Perfect / Continuous
Carrie _______________ (watch) TV when we _______________ (come) home.
was watching, came
find a synonym
angry
cross
My grandma __________________ in a band when she was young. They became quite famous too.
used to sing
used to play the guitar
The police will catch that criminal. I’m sure he won’t _________ it!
get away with
When my poor uncle Arthur died, he left me £5 million.
inherit
Grandad _______________ (retire) after he _______________ (work) as a bus driver for thirty years.
retired / had worked
find and adjective and preposition
Well done! You won the first place! I'm so ______ you!
proud of
__________________ (you) or walk to school when you were a teenager, Mum?
Did you use to cycle / ride a bike / go by car
We’re not lying, and we didn’t ________ that story. It really happened!
make up
Katie and Rick aren’t together any more.
split up
The sentence below has a mistake related to past tenses. Find it and rewrite the sentence.
it rained and the streets were dark and cold.
It was raining and the streets were dark and cold.
He was _________ that the weather would not improve in time for the party.
anxious
When I started my first job, it was very hard to __________________ early in the morning.
get used to getting up
It was easy for Zoe to __________ the people in her new class because everyone was really nice.
fit in with
Tom had no father or mother, so his aunt looked after him when he was growing up.
be brought up by
The sentence below has a mistake related to past tenses. Find it and rewrite the sentence.
John didn't buy any coffee earlier, so they drank tea.
John hadn't bought any coffee earlier, so they drank tea.
There's no reason to feel _________ about a normal body function.
embarrassed
London is much bigger than my home town, and I __________________ here yet.
am not used to living / haven’t got used to living
I’m sorry for what I said. But please don’t ________ me. I can't live without you!
walk out on
You mustn’t come into my bedroom all the time, Mum. I need some ________________!
privacy
write three connected sentences using
1 past simple (sequence);
2 past simple and past continuous
3 past simple and past perfect
no mistakes
There were _______ people who had opposed the war.
courageous
They inherited a lot of money last year and Debbie and her family __________________ rich now!
are used to being
Cathy was sorry that she’d shouted at Tom, so she bought him a present to __________ it.
make up for
Why are my parents so __________________ ? I always tell them the truth, but they don’t believe me sometimes.
distrustful