- •The Present Indefinite Tense (1)
- •The Present Indefinite Tense (2)
- •The Present Continuous Tense
- •The Present Indefinite / Present Continuous Tense (1)
- •The Present Indefinite / Present Continuous Tense (2)
- •The Future Indefinite Tense
- •Future Actions
- •The Past Indefinite Tense
- •Future Indefinite or the Future Perfect.
- •The Perfect Tenses
- •The Present Perfect Tense
- •The Present / Past Indefinite Tense
- •The Present Perfect / Past Indefinite Tense
- •The Past Continuous Tense
- •The Past Continuous / Past Indefinite Tense
- •The Past Perfect Tense
- •The Past Perfect / Past Indefinite Tense
- •The Past Perfect / Present Perfect Tense
- •The Future Continuous / Future Indefinite Tense
- •The Future Perfect / Future Indefinite Tense
- •Conditional Sentences (1)
- •Conditional Sentences (2)
- •Modal Verbs
- •The Passive Voice (1)
- •The Passive Voice (2)
- •Special Questions (1)
- •Special Questions (2)
- •Articles
- •Articles with Proper Names
- •Degrees of Comparison (1)
- •Degrees of Comparison (2)
- •Degrees of Comparison (3)
- •Possessive s' / 's
- •Plural / Singular
- •Prepositions (1)
- •Prepositions (2)
- •Prepositions (3)
- •Prepositions (4)
- •Prepositions (5)
- •Much / Many
- •Pronouns (1)
- •Pronouns (2)
- •Pronouns (3)
- •Pronouns (4)
- •The Gerund (1)
- •The Gerund (2)
- •There is – There are
- •Sample Text (1)
- •Sample Text (2)
- •Sample Text (3)
The Past Continuous / Past Indefinite Tense
I saw a light in your window as I (pass) by.
A passed
B was passing
Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I (meet) Thomas, an old friend of mine.
A met
B was meeting
Liz's elder brother said that he (go) to enter Leeds University.
A went
B was going
While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.
A waited
B was waiting
We (just / talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.
A just talked A came in
B were just talking B was coming in
The Past Perfect Tense
Jill was afraid she (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.
Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He (go) out twenty minutes before.
I wasn't hungry because I (just / have) breakfast.
Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody (leave) it the day before.
I apologized I (not / phone) her.
He told me that he (come back) a fortnight before.
I knew him at once though I (meet) him many years before.
We spent the night in Klin, a town we (often / hear of) but (never / see).
They couldn't believe he (give up) his job in the bank. He (make) a good living there.
Mr. Jackson said that he (already / buy) everything for lunch.
Alice asked her brother where he (arrange) to meet his friends.
We had no car at that time because we (sell) our old one.
They (finish) painting the ceiling by two o'clock.
Hardly … I (go) to bed when the telephone rang.
I kept silence for a while thinking of what he (tell) me.
The Past Perfect / Past Indefinite Tense
I (wake up) early and got out of bed.
A woke up
B had woken up
I got out of bed an hour later I (wake up).
A woke up
B had woken up
We were late. The meeting (start) an hour before.
A started
B had started
She was the most delightful person I (ever/ meet).
A ever met
B had ever met
That morning she (dress), (phone) somebody, and went out.
A dresses A phoned
B had dressed B had phoned
That morning she went out after she (phone) somebody.
A phoned
B had phoned
He was tired because he (work) hard in the garden all day.
A worked
B had worked
The sun (set), it (get) dark, and we went home.
A set, got
B had set, got
The Hills were in a hurry, but they (take) a taxi and managed to arrive exactly on time.
A took
B had taken
The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they (take) a taxi.
A took
B had taken
He said he (break) the lamp post.
We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already / promise) to play football with his friends.
A already promised
B had already promised
I saw a nice kitten when I (open) the basket.
A opened
B had opened
After I (write) all my letters, I went to the kitchen to make coffee.
A wrote
B had written
She (hardly / finish) speaking over the phone when the telephone rang again.
A hardly finished
B had hardly finished