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B1 - Past Tenses: Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect

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  • What does the following sentence mean: When John arrived, they went out. ?
    they stayed at home and were bored
    first John arrived and then they went out
    they went out after John arrived
    they went out before John arrived. He missed them.
  • The marathon runner (sweat) when she (cross) the finish line.
    was sweating / crossed
    sweat / ran
    was sweating / was crossing
    sweat / run
  • fall, ?, ?
    fell, fell
    fell, fallen
    falled, falled
    fall, fall
  • Thankfully, no one (injure) when the accident happened.
    was injured
    injured
    had injured
    had been injured
  • While I (play) tennis, my mom (watch) me.
    was playing / watched
    played / was watching
    played / watched
    was playing / was watching
  • bring, ?, ?
    bringed, bran
    brang, brought
    brought, brought
    brang, brung
  • leave, ?, ?
    leaved, leaved
    left, loft
    left, leaven
    left, left
  • see, ?, ?
    saw, sawn
    saw, seen
    soo, suu
    seed, seen
  • They didn't win the match so they (start) to train every evening.
    did start
    started
    were starting
    had started
  • When I heard the knock at the door, I (get up) and (open) the door. No one (be) there.
    was getting up, opened, had been
    get up, opened, was
    got up, opened, was
    got up, was opening, was
  • cut, ? , ?
    cutted, cutted
    cat, not
    cut, cut
    cat, kitten
  • It was a cold night and it (rain). I (watch) TV. Suddenly I (hear) a knock at the door.
    rained / was watching / heard
    rained / watched / heard
    was raining / was watching / heard
    was raining / watched / was hearing
  • Yesterday, the museum (decide) not to identify the man who (cause) the disaster the day before.
    had decided, caused
    decided, had caused
    had decided, had caused
    decides, causes
  • The Christmas tree (already, decorate) when I (arrive) there yesterday.
    was already decorated / had arrived
    had already been decorated / arrived
    was already decorated / arrived
    had decorated / arrived
  • They (not able to) play tennis because they (not book) a court.
    weren't able, weren't booked
    didn't play, hadn't booked
    weren't able to, had not booked
    weren't able to, hadn't booked
  • think, ?, ?
    tought, tought
    thank, thunk
    thought, thought
    tough, toughed
  • When they turned on the TV, the match (finish, already) - they missed it!
    already finished
    had already finished
    was already finished
    already had finished