2.1.5 - Grammar Focus: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Tenses
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Practice Questions
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Fill in the blank with the correct Simple Past form: 'She _____ (visit) her grandparents last weekend.'
💡 Hint: Think of how to form the Simple Past.
Choose the correct form: 'I _____ (play) outside when it started to rain.' (Simple Past or Past Continuous)
💡 Hint: Remember to think about whether the action was ongoing.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the Simple Past form of 'go'?
💡 Hint: Think about the irregular verb forms.
Is this statement true or false? 'The Past Continuous tense is used for completed actions.'
💡 Hint: Consider the characteristics of past actions.
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Challenge Problems
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Write a brief narrative using all three tenses—Simple Past, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect—correctly to tell a story about a day in your life.
💡 Hint: Make sure to identify actions that happened before, during, and completed in the past.
Transform the following sentence into all three past tenses: 'I eat dinner with my family.'
💡 Hint: Think about how each tense changes the aspect of the action.
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