All Past Tenses

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- Explanation past tenses

Practice C Grammar

10 years ago the United Nations ___ troops to maintain peace in different countries. (to send)

Yesterday, they ___ Security Council meeting. (to attend)

Eventually, the notorious suspect was arrested while she ___ children across the border. (to traffic)

When do you use the
Past Continuous?

1. when something is going on
2. when something happened yesterday
3. when something was going on
4. If you want to say what you are doing

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

She ______ out when I called her.
(just / go)

1. had just go
2. had just going
3. had just gone
4. had just went

Use the correct tense:
I ___ (be) very tired last weekend because I ___ (study) for hours.
(Separate your answer with a comma, e.g. be, study)

Use the correct tense:
After Fred ___ (spend) his holiday in Italy last year, he ___ (want) to learn Italian.

I ________ in the office for more than an hour before the boss finally arrived. (wait)

1. had waited
2. had been waiting
3. had wait
4. had waiting

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do) yesterday.

1. had been - did
2. was - had done
3. was - did
4. had been - had done

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