Past tense

Question 1

Past actions that took place immediately after each other

Answer 1

Past Simple

Question 2

Habits or states that are now finished

Answer 2

Past Simple

Question 3

a complete action or event which happened at a stated time in the past.

Answer 3

Past Simple

Question 4

complete past action snot connected to the present with a stated or implied time reference

Answer 4

Past Simple

Question 5

An action that was in progress at a stated time. We do not know when the action started or finished.

Answer 5

Past Continuous

Question 6

a past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it.

Answer 6

Past Continuous

Question 7

two or more actions which were happening at the same time in the past (simultaneous actions).

Answer 7

Past Continuous

Question 8

background description to events in a story/description

Answer 8

Past Continuous

Question 9

an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.

Answer 9

Past Perfect

Question 10

an action which finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past.

Answer 10

Past Perfect

Question 11

for an action of a certain duration continuing up to a specific time in the past.

Answer 11

Past Perfect Continuous

Question 12

for a past action which lasted for some time in the past and whose result was visible in the past.

Answer 12

Past Perfect Continuous