past tenses

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Past tenses

Signal words of the Past Simple are?

Past simple

The most exciting thing ______________ (happen) to me last week.

We ___ (write) an article last week.

Past continuous

Longer action in the past.

+ (affirmative)  was/were + ww + ing

- (negative) wasn't/weren't + ww + ing

? (question) was/were + ww + ing 

Past continuous

What is the longer action, what is the short action? 

I __________ (call) when the buss ______ (stop). 

Past perfect

We  _________ (be) to the doctor before we went to the hospital.

I went to the bakery and ______ (buy) some bread

1. bought
2. had bought
3. was buying

My mother _______ (be) a doctor before she retired.

1. was
2. had been
3. was being
4. has been

Sarah _______ (paint) the fence, when Jo saw her.

1. painted
2. has painted
3. was painting

I .... (buy) this iPod last week.

1. buyed
2. have bought
3. was buying
4. bought

It .... (work) for two days, but it ... (break) Tuesday.

1. worked, was breaking
2. was working, has not broke
3. worked, breaking
4. was working, broke

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Past Tenses

I think the wheel button ... (break). It's useless now.

1. broke
2. has broken
3. was breaking
4. has breaked

How ... it ... ? (happen)

1. has ... happened
2. was ... happening
3. did ... happen
4. did ... happened

Well, I ... (jog), when the iPod suddenly made a funny noise.

1. had jogged
2. was jogging
3. jogged
4. has jogged

Since then it ... (be) quiet.

1. has been
2. was being
3. is
4. was

You need a new one. I ordered some, but they ... (not arrive) yet.

1. not arrived
2. were not arriving
3. have not arrived
4. did not arrive

I _________ (look) around to find my socks, but I couldn't find them.

1. looked
2. have looked
3. was looking