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Simple Past Past Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action taking place before a certain time in the past actions in the past taking place one after the other sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive action in the past taking place in the middle of another action puts emphasis only on the fact (not the duration or course of the action) Questions in Past Perfect Simple Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple. 1. (what Bob do) that he was kept in after school? 2. (you eat) anything before you went to the theatre? 3. (he live) in London before he moved to Glasgow? 4. (she find) a new job by that time? 5. (they book) a room before they went to Dublin? 6. (how often you ring) the bell before he answered the door? 7. (why they have) dinner before they came to the party? 8. (Carly wash) the dishes when her mum came home? 9. (you read) the contract before you signed it? 10. (who live) in the house before we moved in? 11. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) . 12. He (not be) to Cape Town before 1997. 13. When she went out to play, she (do already) her homework. 14. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) . 15. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before. 16. The waiter brought a drink that I (not order) . 17. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before. 18. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree. 19. (he phone) Angie before he went to see her in London? 20. She (not ride) a horse before that day. English Tenses – Graphic Comparison Problems with the English tenses? Have a look at the time line, it might help you understand when to use which tense. As there is a similarity between past, present and future tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind. If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions. → Legend
Simple Past Past Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action taking place before a certain time in the past actions in the past taking place one after the other sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive action in the past taking place in puts emphasis only on the fact (not the the middle of another action duration or course of the action) Questions in Past Perfect Simple Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school? (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre? (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow? (she / find) (they / book) (how often / you / ring) a new job by that time? a room before they went to Dublin? the bell before he answered the door? (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party? (Carly / wash) (you / read) the contract before you signed it? 10 (who / live) in the house before we moved in? the dishes when her mum came home? 11 The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) 12 He (not / be) had built to Cape Town before 1997 13 When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework 14 My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) 15 The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) before six weeks 16 The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) 17 I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before 18.The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) tree 19 (he / phone) 20.She (not / ride) from the Angie before he went to see her in London? a horse before that day English Tenses – Graphic Comparison Problems with the English tenses? Have a look at the time line, it might help you understand when to use which tense As there is a similarity between past, present and future tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions → Legend Legend moment in time period of time Result Course / Duration action that takes place once, never or several times actions that happen one after another actions that suddenly take place action that started before a certain moment and lasts beyond that moment actions taking place at the same time action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the result action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action English Tenses – Examples Explanation Past Present Future Simple Past Simple Present Future I Simple action that takes He played football He plays football He will / is going place once, never every Tuesday every Tuesday to play football or several times every Tuesday actions that He played football He plays football He will play happen one after and then he went and then he goes football and then another home home he will go home state He loved football He loves football He will love football Past Progressive Present Progressive Future I Progressive action going on at He was playing that moment football He is playing football actions taking He was playing place at the same football and she time was watching He is playing He will be playing football and she is football and she watching will be watching Past Perfect Simple Present Perfect Future II Simple Simple action taking He had won five He has won five place before a matches until that matches so far certain moment in day time; emphasises the result Past Perfect Progressive action taking He had been place before a playing football certain moment in for ten years time (and beyond), emphasises the duration Present Perfect Progressive He has been playing football for ten years He will be playing football He will have won five matches by then Future II Progressive He will have been playing football for ten years Use Simple Past Present Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action that stopped recently or is still going on actions in the past taking place one after the other finished action that has an influence on the present action in the past taking place in the middle of another action action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Use of Present Perfect puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters action that is still going on Example: School has not started yet action that stopped recently Example: She has cooked dinner finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Example: I have never been to Australia Signal Words of Present Perfect already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now Exercise on Present Perfect Simple Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple) have not w orked I (not / work) We (buy) We (not / plan) Where (be / you) today a new lamp our holiday yet ? He (write) She (not / see) (be / you) School (not / start) (speak / he) 10 five letters No, he (have / not) him for a long time at school? yet to his boss? the time yet Write questions in present perfect simple you / correct / my mistakes - you / practise / your English - she / tidy up / her room - the boss / sign / the letter - Mary / shut / the door Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence Tony has built a house - Avril has crossed the street at the traffic lights - They have never been to Australia - Rupert has dialled the number - Betty has spent 200 euros at the shopping mall Test Write the participle forms of the following verbs shut → spend → give → teach → sell → Complete the table in present perfect simple positive negative question We have chatted The lesson has not started Have we won? She has turned around They have not arrived Write sentences in present perfect simple we / reach / our goal - our team / lose / the match - she / underline / the word - they / not / discover / the treasure - Ron / not / talk / about the problem Write questions in present perfect simple you / knock / at the door - the teacher / mark / the tests - she / buy / a new computer - they / rescue / the girl - Brad / wear / a blue shirt Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence They have seen him at the library - Robby Robber has robbed another bank - Bill has ordered three desserts - Clara has repeated the sentence five times - Jane has asked a question - Simple Past (Past Simple) Exercises on Simple Past The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action Use of Simple Past action in the past taking place once, never or several times Example: He visited his parents every weekend actions in the past taking place one after the other Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down action in the past taking place in the middle of another action Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang if sentences type II (If I talked, …) Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you Signal Words of Simple Past yesterday, minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …) Write the verbs in simple past The first settlers (be) They (call) (smell) the Potawatomi this place Checagou (wild onion) because it like onions Constructions on the Sears Tower (begin) Until 1997, the Sears Tower (be) the world English pool of exercise Exercise on Simple Present Form positive sentences in Simple Present Anna / the window / open → I / bread / buy → in 1970 the highest building in they / their pens / count → Christine / her home / decorate → it / too much / weigh → we / the game / lose → the children / on the floor / sleep → Benjamin / the rules / break → you / the sentence / understand → 10 they / trees / plant → Exercise on Present Progressive Form positive sentences in Present Progressive we / in the mountains / walk → I / a magazine / read → we / her / an apple / give → she / in a play / act → the teacher / our homework / check → my crush / at me / smile → you / English / speak → your father / a lorry / drive → Jamie / the race / win → 10 the boss / the contracts / sign → Level Form positive sentences in Present Progressive you / a question / ask → the dog / bark → she / a bag / carry → she / home / walk → they / their mum / thank → my crush / at me / smile → we / tea / drink → they / their furniture / sell → Katy / a lot of money / spend → 10 the passengers / panic → Exercise on Simple Past Form positive sentences in Simple Past the dog / bark → you / high / jump → You / a song / sing → Eric / his homework / forget → he / cash / pay → she / her room / tidy → she / the chapter / copy → we / the numbers / divide → he / his girlfriend / marry → 10 she / the word / underline → Check answ ers Level Form positive sentences in Simple Past you / high / jump → Albert / squash / play → you / thirsty / be → he / to school / go → they / their calculators / use → she / my mistakes / correct → I / my point of view / defend → the snowman / in the sun / melt → he / to our question / refer → 10 his nose / bleed → Exercise on Past Progressive Form positive sentences in Past Progressive you / a question / ask → you / cards / play → it /rain → Betty / her best / → I / a magazine / read → she / on a chair / sit → your father / a lorry / drive → he / a blue shirt / wear → We / our holidays / enjoy → 10 the child / behind the tree / hide → Form positive sentences in Present Perfect Simple 1 Greg / the ball / kick → you / in the garden / work → you / thirsty / be → we / fish / eat → they / their calculators / use → we / the game / lose → he / his leg / hurt → she / a friend / phone → Harry / trouble / cause → 10 they / a new gadget / invent → Form positive sentences in Present Perfect Simple they / us / call → you / a box / carry → you / cards / play → you / the house / see → she / on a chair / sit → she / in a play / act → Amelie / the door / close → you / early / wake up → she / poems / write → 10 he / his job / quit → Exercise on Past Perfect Simple Form positive sentences in Past Perfect Simple they / us / call → we / her / an apple / give → the dinner / a fortune / cost → he / cash / pay → Henry / houses / build → we / the numbers / divide → they / computers / order → the secretary / the documents / print out → he / his goals / reach → 10 they / to my question / react → Form positive sentences in Past Perfect Simple John / money / collect → we / the door / open → she / in a play / act → the policeman / the thief / arrest → she / her teeth / brush → it / too much / weigh → she / in London / teach → Jim / his head / cover → the secretary / the documents / print out → 10 the girl / out of the house / creep →