Verb forms to talk about the past

Question 1

An action that happened or a state that existed at a specific time in the past

Answer 1

Past Simple

Question 2

An action that lasted for a period of time in the past, but is now finished

Answer 2

Past Simple

Question 3

A habitual action over a specific period in the past

Answer 3

Past Simple

Question 4

Actions which happened one after the other

Answer 4

Past Simple

Question 5

An activity which started before and continued after an event in the past

Answer 5

Past Continuous

Question 6

An activity which started before and continued after an event in the past

Answer 6

Past Continuous

Question 7

A situation which was temporary at a time in the past

Answer 7

Past Continuous

Question 8

Something that frequently happened, with “always” or “forever”, often to express amusement or irritation

Answer 8

Past Continuos

Question 9

We don´t usually use ______ with state verbs

Answer 9

Continuos (in all types of tenses)

Question 10

To describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past up to now

Answer 10

Present Perfect Tenses

Question 11

To describe a past action when the emphasis is on the result in the present

Answer 11

Present Perfect Tenses

Question 12

Typically with time adverbs that onnect the past to the present (e.g. just, already, lately, so fae, up to now, yet, today, this morning).

Answer 12

Present Perfect Tenses

Question 13

With “for” or “since” to describe an activity or state that started in the past and is still continuing in the present

Answer 13

Present Perfect Tenses

Question 14

The Present Perfect __________ emphasises the result

Answer 14

Present Perfect Simple

Question 15

The Present Perfect __________ emphasises the activity

Answer 15

Present Perfect Continuous

Question 16

The Present Perfect __________ often describes an action that is now completed

Answer 16

Present Perfect Simple

Question 17

The Present Perfect __________ shows that an activity has continued for a period of time and may mean that it is still continuing

Answer 17

Present Perfect Continuous

Question 18

The Present Perfect __________ says how much has been completed or how often something has been done

Answer 18

Present Perfect Simple

Question 19

The Present Perfect __________ says how long an activity has been happening

Answer 19

Present Perfect Continuous

Question 20

The Present Perfect __________ may indicate a more permanent situation

Answer 20

Present Perfect Simple

Question 21

The Present Perfect __________ may indicate a temporary situation

Answer 21

Present Perfect Continuous

Question 22

To indicate that we are talking about an action which took place, or a state which existed, before another activity or situation in the past, which is described in the past simple

Answer 22

Past Perfect Simple

Question 23

Typically with time expressions like: when, as soon as, after, before, it was the first time, …

Answer 23

Past Perfect Simple

Question 24

To focus on the length of time

Answer 24

Past Perfect Continuous

Question 25

To say how long something happened up to a point in the past

Answer 25

Past Perfect Continuous

Question 26

used to talk about things which happened repeatedly in the past but don´t happen now

Answer 26

Would + infinitive and used to + infinitive

Question 27

To talk about the past stares which no longer exist

Answer 27

Used To

Question 28

Only exists in the past and it has no other tense.

Answer 28

Used To

Question 29

The negative of “used to” is _________

Answer 29

Didn´t use to

Question 30

To specify hor many times or how often something happened

Answer 30

Past Simple (not would or used to)