Simple Past Past Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action taking place before a certain time in the past actions in the past taking place one after the other sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive action in the past taking place in the middle of another action puts emphasis only on the fact (not the duration or course of the action) Questions in Past Perfect Simple Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple. 1. (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school? 2. (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre? 3. (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow? 4. (she / find) a new job by that time? 5. (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin? 6. (how often / you / ring) the bell before he answered the door? 7. (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party? 8. (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home? 9. (you / read) the contract before you signed it? 10. (who / live) in the house before we moved in? 11. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
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Simple Past Past Perfect
action in the past taking place once, never or several times
action taking place before a certain time in the past
actions in the past taking place one after the other
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
puts emphasis only on the fact (not the duration or course of the action)
Questions in Past Perfect Simple
Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.
1. (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school?
2. (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre?
3. (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow?
4. (she / find) a new job by that time?
5. (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin?
6. (how often / you / ring) the bell before he answered the door?
7. (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party?
8. (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home?
9. (you / read) the contract before you signed it?
10. (who / live) in the house before we moved in?
11. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
12. He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
13. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework.
14. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
15. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before.
16. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) .
17. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before.
18. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree.
19. (he / phone) Angie before he went to see her in London?
20. She (not / ride) a horse before that day.
English Tenses – Graphic Comparison
Problems with the English tenses? Have a look at the time line, it might help you understand when to use which tense. As there is a similarity between past, present and future tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind.
If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions.
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moment in time
action that takes place once, never or several times actions that happen one after another actions that suddenly take place