A Past perfect simple A Past simple A Past progressive

Past simple
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What was happening at the time? Write in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 This time last year Kim (+ travel) .................. .............…...... in Asia. She (– work) ...................
• Die einfache Vergangenheit wird verwendet, um von etwas zu sprechen, das zu einem
bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit stattgefunden hat.
• Die Verbformen sind in allen Personen identisch (Ausnahme: to be = was / were).
.............…....... . 2 (? jog) ................... Dave ...................…...... yesterday at 4pm? – No, it (+ rain)
................... .............…...... . 3 The kids (+ party) ................... still ...................…...... when their
parents came home. 4 (+ ride) He ................... .............…....... his bike when the police stopped
Where were you/they yesterday?
Where was he/she on Sunday?
How did you/he/she/they go
home?
I was at home.
We/They were at home.
He/She was in London..
I/He/She/We/They went
home by taxi.
I wasn’t at work.
We/They weren’t at work.
He/She wasn’t at home.
I/He/She/We/They didn’t
go home by train.
him. He (– wear) ................... .............…...... a helmet. 5 (? lie) ................... you .............…......
on the beach when the rain started? – No, I (+ write) ................. ...........…...... cards at the hotel.
Past progressive
Past simple and past progressive
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Write in the correct form of the verbs in brackets, and complete the short answers.
1 What (? do) ........…....... you ........…....... in Paris? – I (+ visit) ........…....... an old friend of mine
Past perfect simple
there. 2 (? be) ........…....... you there long? – No, I only (+ stay) ........…....... for the weekend.
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3 (? go) ........…....... you ........…....... by train? – No, I (+ fly) ........…........ . 4 (? see) ........….......
you ........…....... the Mona Lisa in the Louvre? – No, I ........…....... , but we (+ go) ........…....... up
the Eiffel Tower. 5 I bet the food was good. – Yes, it (+ be) ........…....... . We (+ eat) ........….......
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dinner in a charming little bistro and (+ drink) ........…....... an espresso or two afterwards.
Past simple
Used to
Past simple and present perfect simple
Past simple and past progressive
Past simple and past perfect simple
Past simple and past perfect progressive
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• Wenn wir über etwas Vergangenes sprechen, verwenden wir die einfache Vergangenheit.
Wenn wir ausdrücken wollen, dass etwas noch vor dieser Zeit passierte, verwenden wir die
vollendete Vergangenheit.
• Die einfache Form der vollendeten Vergangenheit wird mit had + dem Partizip der
Vergangenheit (gone / seen / taken, etc.) gebildet.
• Die Verbformen sind in allen Personen identisch.
Had you already seen that film
before it was on TV last week?
Yes, I had already seen it
twice.
But I hadn’t seen it in
English.
Write in the correct form of the verbs in brackets and complete the short forms.
1 When Bill arrived, the meeting (+ finish) .................. already .................................. . 2 She
Past progressive
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• Die Verlaufsform der Vergangenheit wird verwendet, um über Handlungen zu sprechen, die
während eines bestimmten Zeitraums in der Vergangenheit stattgefunden haben.
• Sie wird oft benutzt, um den zeitlichen Hintergrund auszudrücken und beschreibt, was zu
einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit gerade passierte oder was jemand gerade tat.
was starving when the food arrived. She (– eat) .................... ...................................... anything
all day. 3 I was at the opera yesterday. – (? be) ............... you ..................... before ? – No, I
................... . 4 Kim went to her school reunion. Some of her friends (+ change) ..................
........................... a lot. 5 Tom thought that he (+ put) ................. .............................
the film in the camera, but afterwards he realised that he ........................ . 6 Jamie had a skiing
What were you doing at 8 a.m.?
What was he/she doing when
the phone rang?
What were you two doing
when he arrived?
What were they doing when
the fire alarm rang?
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I was having breakfast.
He/She was watching TV.
I wasn’t working at 8.
He/She wasn’t having dinner.
We were sitting in the
garden.
We weren’t waiting for him in
the house.
They weren’t having a coffee
break.
They were learning English.
accident, but the doctors later said he (– break) ................. .............................. any bones.
Past perfect simple
Past simple and past perfect simple
Past perfect simple and past perfect progressive
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