simple past tense
we use simple past tense to express action or actions started and finished at aspecifie time in the past.
exampes: i watched tv last night
henry painted the frence all day long yesterday.
a-fil in the blanks with time correct forms of the verbs in brackes.use past simple
1 - we _________(go) on a cruise holiday last june . it __________(be) realy fantastic.
2 - logan ________(collect) all the rubbishe in the scool garden and _________(throw) it into the litter bin
3 - florence _______(eat) two sandwiches and ________(drink) two gblasses of lemonade at lunch
4 - mr.edwards ________(drive) to the city center and ________(buy) a new leather bag
5 - benjamin hnadn´t known the answer to the question so he _______(not raise) his hand up.
6 - teresa ________(write) a latter for her aunt in whales and ________(put) it in an envelope yesterday afternoon
7 - james ________(get up) early _______(wash) his face and _________(brush) his teeth.
past perfect tense
we use past tense to express that an action or actions hnappened defore something else happend.
exampes : i had eaten dinner before they come tily had seen that had seen that film before it was on tv.
B - fil in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. use past perfect.
1 - they _________(finish) answering the questions before the bell rangb.
2 - when mathew arrived at home,his wife __________(cook) the meal.
3 - mrs.lawren _________(open) the window before she went to bed.
4 - before darcy entered this competition she _______(practise) for two months.
5 - dexter _________(not see) a skeleton before he visited the musem with his friends.
6 - when the earthquake happenednue ________(not finish) our work at the office
7 - simon _________(take) a shnower before the guestsa rrived for the party.
8 - the thnief________(jump) out of the window by the time a opened the door.
9 - i ___________(not watch) for the company por 30 years whne she got retired last year.
Respostas
A) Those women ___________________________________ (do) a lot of things in their lives.
B) _______________________ you ____________________ (see) my calculator?
C) The baby _______________________________________ ( not sleep) yet.
D) They __________________________ (travel) to many different countries.
E) We __________________________________ (not spend) a lot of money.
F) Suzan ________________________________ (play) football.
G) Thomas ______________________________ (have) a headache.
H) Taylor _______________________________ (not make) many mistakes.
I) They _________________________________ (not eat) Spanish food since their last holiday.
J) My friends _____________________________ ( study) a lot this semester.
K) I _____________________________________ (see) this film many times.
L) Aleen _________________________________ (read) that book several