ADVANCED GRAMMAR ONE

WORKSHEET #2
1. These questions are about theory. Use your book to answer them
- What’s the difference between the simple past and the present perfect?
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- According to your book, when should you use “used to” and not “would”?

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- When you describe two actions in the past, what grammatical structure do you use to describe the first one?
Which one do you use to describe the second one?
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2. Provide five examples of the past continuous to describe an action in progress in the past. Include an
interrupting action in each of your examples.
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3. Answer the following questions. Include two sentences in your answer.

- What did you do on your birthday last year? ________________________. _______________________.
- Did you have a good weekend? _____________. _____________________________.
- What were you doing yesterday at 5 PM? __________________________. _________________________.
- How many times have you visited Cuzco? __________________________. _________________________.
- What time did you use to go to bed when you were a child? __________________. __________________.

4. Combine these two sentences into one using the past perfect and the simple past accordingly.
- We built a sandcastle. The storm destroyed the sandcastle. _____________________________________.
- She went out to play at 4 PM. She did her homework 3 PM. _____________________________________.
- The doctor took off the plaster. He put the plaster on six weeks before. ____________________________.
- The waiter brought a drink. I did not order any drink. ____________________________________.
- The children collected the chestnuts. The chestnuts fell from the tree before. _______________________.