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past tenses different

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Simple Past is for unfinished actions in the past

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The Past Continuous can be use for:

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The Past Perfect is used to talk about:

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The Simple Past and the Past Perfect are used for finished actions.

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Before, I _______ the past tenses, but I _____ this online at home and now it’s more clear.

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The Past Continuous is used with actions that were in progress, so they are unfinished.

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I use the ____ in Past Continuous; ____ in Simple Past and _____ in Past Perfect.

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The most common past tense to begin the context of a story is the past continuous.

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The Simple Past can be used to talk about:

Use the correct tense (past simple, past perfect, or present perfect) in the sentence. If there are two words in the sentence, use a dash (-) to seperate your two answers.
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I (lose) my keys, so I can't open that door.

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Columbus (arrive) in the New World in 1492.

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Nina (break) her leg. She is still in hospital.

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I (live) here all my life.

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She (watch) a video after the children (go) to bed.

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The baby hedgehogs (already – drunk) the water. You need to get more.

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The teacher (lose) the keys, so he can't open the door.

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She told me that Frank (tidy) his room.

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Last winter Robin (stay) with his father in the Alps for three days.

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Ellen (always – write) with her left hand.

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After Eric (make) breakfast he (phone) his friend.

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She (do) a language course in Paris last summer.

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I (not – see) Paul today, but I (see) him last Sunday.

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He noticed that Peter (paint) the old chair.

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They (learn) all the new words. They needn't worry about the test.

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Three people (visit) him in hospital last Friday.

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Linda (never – go) to a magic show before yesterday evening.

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Jack and Brian (just – draw) this picture.

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After the man (come) home he (feed) the cat.

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Martin (cycle) for 50 miles on scenic routes three weeks ago.

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We (try) chicken Tandoori before.

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There (is) no sausages left when I came back. The dog (eat) them.

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Emily and Molly (know) each other for more than 10 years now.

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First he (listen) to the announcement, then he (go) to a café for a drink.

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We were thinking about going home when my mom _____________ .

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I was having a cup of tea when I _____________ that my dog was on fire.

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I ____________ much when I was a child.

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What time _____________ at the airport?

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She _____________ the newspaper when the client came through the gate.

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He ____________ the roof when it suddenly ____________.

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When he was young, he ____________ newspapers.