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Time travelers chronicles a 10 question past tense expedition

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1. I ____ to the park yesterday afternoon.

'Went' is the past simple form of the verb 'to go'. Past simple is used for completed actions in the past.

2. Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

The past continuous tense describes an action in progress at a specific time in the past. The structure is 'was/were + verb-ing'.

3. She ____ the movie before she went to bed.

The past perfect tense ('had + past participle') shows an action completed before another action in the past.

4. Which sentence uses the past simple correctly to describe a completed action?

'Ate' is the past simple form of 'eat', indicating a completed action.

5. While I ____ my homework, the phone rang.

The past continuous describes an action in progress when another action interrupted it.

6. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

The past perfect shows an action completed before another action in the past.

7. They ____ to the beach all day yesterday.

Past simple is used for completed actions in the past.

8. Which sentence correctly describes an action interrupted by another in the past?

Two actions in progress simultaneously use the past continuous.

9. After he ____ his dinner, he watched TV.

Past simple shows a completed action before another.

10. Before the rain started, we ____ home.

Past perfect shows an action completed before another action in the past.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English