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Time travelers grammar quest 15 puzzles from the past

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1. I ____ to the park yesterday afternoon.

'Went' is the past simple form of the irregular verb 'to go'.

2. She ____ a beautiful dress to the party.

'Wore' is the past simple form of the irregular verb 'to wear'.

3. Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

'Ate' is the past simple form of the irregular verb 'to eat'.

4. They ____ a film last night.

'Watched' is the past simple form of the regular verb 'to watch'.

5. Which sentence uses the past continuous tense correctly?

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

6. While I was cooking, ____ the phone rang.

Use the past simple for a completed action in the past.

7. He ____ for three hours before he finally fell asleep.

The past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action completed before another action in the past. The structure is 'had been + verb-ing'.

8. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

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

9. By the time she arrived, ____ the party already started.

The past perfect is needed to show the party started before she arrived.

10. After I ____ my homework, I watched TV.

The past perfect shows the homework was finished before watching TV.

11. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Simple past is used for completed actions in the past.

12. Before the rain started, ____ outside.

Past continuous describes an ongoing action interrupted by another.

13. The film ____ by the time we arrived at the cinema.

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

14. I ____ a book all afternoon.

Past continuous describes an action ongoing over a period of time in the past.

15. Which sentence uses the past perfect correctly to show a prior action?

The past perfect ('had eaten') clearly shows the eating happened before the walk.

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