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1. Past Simple
Past Continuous
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2. Past Tenses
Past Simple
•I livedin New York 2 years.
He metus at the station.
•He shutthe window, switched
off the light and wentupstairs
Past Continuous
•I was writing a letter to my friend
from 5 to 6 on Sunday.
•They were playing football at 5
yesterday.
•Mother
was cooking dinner while I
was doing my English homework.
Progress in the past
Two simultaneous
actions in the past
Finished actions
A series of events in the
past
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3. Past Tenses
Past Simple
I livedin New York 2 years.
Past
Present 2015-2017
Now I live in London. Finished action
Series of actions in
the past
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4. Past Tenses
Past Simple
He shut up the window,
Past
Finished action
Series of actions in
the past
switched off the light
and went downstairs.
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5. Past Tenses
Mum was cooking,
Past
Finished action
Two simultaneous
actions in the past
whileI was doing
my homework.
Past Continuous
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6. Past Tenses
Past Simple Past Continuous
While the action was in progress something happened in the middle
and interrupted it.
Past
I was cycling in the evening
when suddenly
a man steppedon my way.
Progress in the past
Interrupted action
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7. Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous
I work ed go -went
You cooked come -came
He walked make -made
She opened run -ran
It cleaned write-wrote
We tried buy -bought
You shouted teach -taught
They washed eat -ate
You
We
They
I
He
She
It
wereworking.
wasworking.
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8. Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
didn’t work.
weren’tworking.
You
We
They
I
He
She
It
wasn’tworking.
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9. Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous
Did
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
work?
Were working?
you
we
they
Was working?
I
he
she
it
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10. Orangioand Pinky ______ when
someone ______ Pinky.
a.cuddle / take
b. cuddled / was took
c. was cuddling / taken
d. were cuddling / took
Orangioand Pinky ______ when
someone ______ Pinky.
a.cuddle / take
b. cuddled / was took
c. was cuddling / taken
d. were cuddling / took
Use past continuous + past
simple to describe an
interrupted action in the past.
Use past continuous + past
simple to describe an
interrupted action in the past.
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11. The driver ______ Pinky in a cooler
and ______ her to his truck.
a. put / carried
b. was putting / carried
c. was putting / was carrying
d. had put / carried
The driver ______ Pinky in a cooler
and ______ her to his truck.
a. put / carried
b. was putting / carried
c. was putting / was carrying
d. had put / carried
Use the past simple to
describe a series of events in
the past.
Use the past simple to
describe a series of events in
the past.
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12. While the driver ______ his truck,
Orangio______ to save Pinky.
a. started / ran
b. had started / had run
c. was starting / was running
d. was starting / ran
While the driver ______ his truck,
Orangio______ to save Pinky.
a. started / ran
b. had started / had run
c. was starting / was running
d. was starting / ran
Use past continuous + past
continuous to discuss two
actions that happened at the
same time in the past.
Use past continuous + past
continuous to discuss two
actions that happened at the
same time in the past.
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13. The driver ______ when he _____
Orangioclinging to the window..
a. drove / saw
b. was driving/saw
c. was driving / was seeing
d. had driven / saw
The driver ______ when he _____
Orangioclinging to the window..
a. drove / saw
b. was driving/saw
c. was driving / was seeing
d. had driven / saw
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14. Pinky ______ the brake and the
truck ______control.
a. pulled / lost
b. was pulling / lost
c. was pulling / was losing
d. had pulled / spun
Pinky ______ the brake and the
truck ______control.
a. pulled / lost
b. was pulling / lost
c. was pulling / was losing
d. had pulled / spun
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15. By the time the driver ______ to
Orangioand Pinky, they _______..
a. got / jumped
b. got / jumping
c. got / hadjumped
d. was getting / were jumping
By the time the driver ______ to
Orangioand Pinky, they _______..
a. got / jumped
b. got / jumping
c. got / hadjumped
d. was getting / were jumping
Here the past simple + past
perfect combination describes
an action that happened
before another in the past.
Here the past simple + past
perfect combination describes
an action that happened
before another in the past.
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16. While they ______ from pool to
pool, the driver ______ them.
a. jumped / followed
b. were jumping / had followed
c. had jumped / hadfollowed
d. were jumping/ was following
While they ______ from pool to
pool, the driver ______ them.
a. jumped / followed
b. were jumping / had followed
c. had jumped / hadfollowed
d. were jumping/ was following
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17. The driver ______ Orangioand
Pinky.
a. caught
a. catched
c. was catching
d. had caught
The driver ______ Orangioand
Pinky.
a. caught
a. catched
c. was catching
d. had caught
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18. The driver ______ control of his
truck and ______ into the sea.
a. lost\crashed
a. had lost \crashed
c. was losing \was crashing
d. lost \was crashing
The driver ______ control of his
truck and ______ into the sea.
a. lost\crashed
a. had lost \crashed
c. was losing \was crashing
d. lost \was crashing
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19. Orangio______ on the clothesline
when the seagul______ him.
a. sat \grabbed
a. had sat \grabbed
c. was sitting \grabbed
d. was sitting \was grabbing
Orangio______ on the clothesline
when the seagul______ him.
a. sat \grabbed
a. had sat \grabbed
c. was sitting \grabbed
d. was sitting \was grabbing
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