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Past Tense Mixed Activities

The document outlines activities focused on the use of past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect. It includes various tasks such as completing sentences, writing personal experiences, correcting mistakes, and rewriting sentences. Each tense has a set of five tasks designed to reinforce understanding and application of the grammatical rules.

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Past Tense Mixed Activities

The document outlines activities focused on the use of past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect. It includes various tasks such as completing sentences, writing personal experiences, correcting mistakes, and rewriting sentences. Each tense has a set of five tasks designed to reinforce understanding and application of the grammatical rules.

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Past Tenses Activities: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

Past Simple – 5 Different Tasks


Task 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I __________ (visit) my aunt last Saturday.


2. He __________ (not go) to school yesterday.
3. We __________ (have) a picnic by the lake.

Task 2: Write five sentences about what you did last weekend. Use Past Simple.

Task 3: Choose the correct verb form.


a) She (watched / was watching) a film last night.
b) They (go / went) to the zoo on Sunday.
c) I (eat / ate) too much for dinner.

Task 4: Put the words in the correct order.


a) watched / I / last night / a movie
b) to / they / did / go / when / school?
c) pizza / had / we / for / lunch

Task 5: Write questions in the Past Simple.


a) You / visit / the museum
b) He / buy / a new bike
c) They / travel / to Spain

Past Continuous – 5 Different Tasks


Task 1: Complete the sentences.
1. I __________ (read) a book when he called.
2. She __________ (not listen) to the teacher.
3. What __________ you __________ (do) at 6 p.m.?

Task 2: Describe what people were doing at 8 p.m. last night (real or imaginary). Write 5
sentences.

Task 3: Correct the mistakes.


a) She was slept at 9 p.m.
b) I watching TV.
c) They were play football.

Task 4: Complete the dialogue using Past Continuous.


- What were you doing yesterday evening?
- I __________ (cook) dinner while my brother __________ (watch) TV.

Task 5: Match the sentences to the pictures (teacher adds pictures or students draw).
Past Perfect – 5 Different Tasks
Task 1: Complete the sentences.
1. They __________ (already / leave) when we arrived.
2. She couldn’t find her keys because she __________ (lose) them.
3. I __________ (never / see) that film before.

Task 2: Rewrite the sentences using 'had'.


a) We finished dinner. Then he came home.
b) I studied. Then I took the test.
c) She packed her bag. Then she left.

Task 3: Fill in the gaps using Past Perfect or Past Simple.


1. After they __________ (eat), they __________ (leave).
2. I __________ (not sleep) well, so I __________ (be) tired.

Task 4: Write 3 short stories (2–3 sentences each) using Past Perfect and Past Simple.

Task 5: Choose the correct option.


a) He (had left / left) before she arrived.
b) I (had seen / saw) the film before.
c) They (didn’t go / hadn’t gone) to school because it was closed.

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