Pasts

(Verb Tenses)
Past Simple
St ! S + VPSF+ O + (TX).
Q! Did + S + VBF + O + (TX)?
N! S + did + not + VBF + O + (TX).

Past Perfect
St ! S + had + VPPF + O, when S + VPSF+ O.
Q! Had + S + VPPF + O, when S + VPSF+ O?
N! S + had + not + VPPF + O, when S + VPSF+ O.

Past Progressive / Continuous

St ! S + was / were + Gerund + O, when S + VPSF+ O.
Q! Was / Were + S + Gerund + O, when S + VPSF+ O?
N! S + was / were + not + Gerund + O, when S + VPSF+ O.

Past Perfect Progressive / Continuous

St ! S + had been+ Gerund + O + TX, when S + VPSF+ O.
Q! Had + S been+ Gerund + O + TX, when S + VPSF+ O?
N! S + had + not been+ Gerund + O + TX, when S + VPSF+ O.
Activity
I) Supply the correct form of the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tents in the middle of a field. As
soon as this (1) _________(do), they (2)_________ (cook) a meal over an
open fire. They (3) _________(be) all hungry and the food (4)
_________(smell) good. After a wonderful meal, they (5)_________ (tell)
stories and (6) _________(sing) songs by the camp fire. But some time later
it (7) _________(begin) to rain.

II) Supply the correct form of the Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

Take the case of Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein. Elyse and Paula were
identical twins separated at birth. Both girls knew that their parents (1)
_________(adopt) them as infants, but neither girl knew about her twin.
When Elyse grew up, she longed to meet her biological mother, so she
contacted the agency that (2) _________(arrange) the adoption. (3) After she
_________(do) research on her birth mother she made a surprising
discovery. She had an identical twin. Even more surprising, she learnt that
she (4) _________(be) part of a secret scientific study. At the time of the
adoption, the agency (5) _________(allow) different families to adopt each
twin. The agency (6) _________(tell) the families that their child was part of a
scientific study and they (7) _________(decide) to go along.

III) Supply the correct form of Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. We _________ (eat), when he arrived.

2. They _________ (buy), at the mall when the rain started.
3. We _________ (look for) her dog, when I found it in the backyard.
4. Ian _________ (wait), when he decided to leave.
5. _________ Howard _________ (run), when he had a stroke?
6. Sinatra _________ (sing) in Las Vegas, when the mob was in control.
7. He _________ (drive) in a hurry, when he crashed the truck.
IV) Supply the correct form of Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in
brackets.

1. We (sleep) _________ for _________ when he woke us up.

2. They _________ (wait) at the station since _________ when the train
finally arrived.
3. We _________ (look for) her ring for _________ and then we found it in
the bathroom.
4. I _________ (not / walk) for _________, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long _________ (learn / she) English before she went to London?
6. Frank caught the flu because he_________ (sing) in the rain for
_________.
7. He _________ (drive) less than _________ when he ran out of petrol.
Activity
I) Supply the correct form of the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tents in the middle of a field. As
soon as this (1) was done (do), they (2) cooked (cook) a meal over an open
fire. They (3) were (be) all hungry and the food (4) smelt (smell) good. After a
wonderful meal, they (5) told (tell) stories and (6) sang (sing) songs by the
camp fire. But some time later it (7) began (begin) to rain.

II) Supply the correct form of the Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

Take the case of Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein. Elyse and Paula were
identical twins separated at birth. Both girls knew that their parents (1) had
adopted (adopt) them as infants, but neither girl knew about her twin. When
Elyse grew up, she longed to meet her biological mother, so she contacted
the agency that (2) had arranged (arrange) the adoption. (3) After she had
done (do) research on her birth mother she made a surprising discovery. She
had an identical twin. Even more surprising, she learnt that she (4) had been
(be) part of a secret scientific study. At the time of the adoption, the agency
(5) had allowed (allow) different families to adopt each twin. The agency (6)
had told (tell) the families that their child was part of a scientific study and
they (7) had decided (decide) to go along.

III) Supply the correct form of Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. We were eating (eat), when he arrived.

2. They were buying (buy), at the mall when the rain started.
3. We were looking for (look for) her dog, when I found it in the backyard.
4. Ian was waiting (wait), when he decided to leave.
5. Was Howard running (run), when he had a stroke.?
6. Sinatra was singing (sing) in Las Vegas, when the mob was in control.
7. He was driving (drive) in a hurry, when he crashed the truck.

IV) Supply the correct form of Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in
brackets.

1. We had been sleeping (sleep) for two hours when he woke us up.
2. They had been waiting (wait) at the station since the morning when the
train finally arrived.
3. We had been looking for (look for) her ring for half an hour and then we
found it in the bathroom.
4. I had not been walking (not / walk) for a minute, when it suddenly began
to rain.
5. How long had she been learning (learn / she) English before she went to
London?
6. Frank caught the flu because he had been singing (sing) in the rain for
hours.
7. He had been driving (drive) less than a mile, when he ran out of petrol.