Past tenses in English
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In this part of the course you will learn all about the English past tense. The English tense has the following past tenses:
This chapter will show you an overview of when to use the different past tenses. For a more detailed explanation of the tenses you can take a look at the different chapters of this course, where you will also find exercises to practice the tenses.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.Usage of the English past verb tenses
- 1.1.Past simple tense
- 1.2.Past perfect tense
- 1.3.Past continuous tense
- 1.4.Past perfect continuous tense
- 2.Exercises
- 2.1.Fill in the past tense in English
- 2.2.Exercise about all past tenses in English
- 2.3.Practice all the English past tenses
- 2.4.Mixed past tenses exercise in English
Usage of the English past verb tenses
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1) Past simple tense
The simple past of the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- He swam in the ocean.
- She watched a movie yesterday.
- I brought my laptop with me.
2) Past perfect tense
For the past perfect the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- They had read the chapter.
- She had walked to the supermarket.
- I had worked on the project.
3) Past continuous tense
The past continuous is formed with the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- I was reading a book.
- He was making his lunch.
- They were watching the game.
4) Past perfect continuous tense
To form the past perfect continuous the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is used followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
- She had been crying.
- I had been working all day.
- He had been studying.
The table below gives you an overview of the different past tenses in English.
| Tense | Usage | Example |
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| Past simple | The past simple is used for describing a completed action that took place in the past. |
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| Past perfect | The past perfect is used to indicate that an action in the past occurred before another action also in the past. |
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| Past continuous | The past continuous is used to describe actions starting in the past and are still continuing in the present. |
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| Past perfect continuous | The past perfect continuous is used to describe actions that were going on in the past until another action in the past occurred. |
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Do the exercise to practice the different tenses!
Exercises
- Fill in the past tense in English
- Exercise about all past tenses in English
- Practice all the English past tenses
- Mixed past tenses exercise in English
Fill in the past tense in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
She in bed since this morning. (to lay)
They each other before they went out for dinner. (to meet)
I to the beach, but then it started to rain. (to go)
He me letters since 2011. (to write)
They yesterday evening. (to arrive)
We my uncle yesterday. (to visit)
He his lunch this morning. (to make)
She not at the office on Monday. (to work)
They not the game yesterday. (to watch)
I to eat my breakfast when I left home. (to forget)
Exercise about all past tenses in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
Last week we to the swimming pool. (to go)
The car crashed where I only 10 minutes before. (to walk)
He our dishwasher that a couple of days before. (to repair, to break)
While my mother dinner, I television. (to cook, to watch)
They where their mother was. (to ask)
It for two weeks, so the land was dry. (to rain)
There no milk left, the cat it all. (to be, to drink)
My father me that my brother not his room. (to tell, to clean)
When she her mother, she groceries. (to phone, to buy)
We about the project after school. (to talk)
Practice all the English past tenses
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
He her a postcard 2 weeks ago. (to send)
you during the movie? (to cry)
She her essay since last night. (to type)
I when you me. (to sleep, to rin)
They their nails on Friday. (to polish)
Kim and Joan their clothes at the market last weekend. (to sell)
We never such a big city before we to New York City. (to see, to go)
We Spain in 2014, before I there in 2016. (to visit, to move)
You still when the doorbell . (to eat, to ring)
I my presentation since last week. (to prepare)
Mixed past tenses exercise in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
She her mother for an hour before she had to leave. (to call)
We 2 km last week. (to run)
They each other since they working together. (to hate, to start)
I still dinner at 10 o'clock. (to have)
He that car for a week, before it was broken into. (to have)
The boy not attention in class, because he . (to pay attention, to talk)
Yesterday she at 9 o'clock. (to wake up)
The train when I at the station. (to leave, to arrive)
My brothers television while I . (to watch, to study)
They to the supermarket the other day. (to go)
Exercises
- Fill in the past tense in English
- Exercise about all past tenses in English
- Practice all the English past tenses
- Mixed past tenses exercise in English
Fill in the past tense in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
She in bed since this morning. (to lay)
They each other before they went out for dinner. (to meet)
I to the beach, but then it started to rain. (to go)
He me letters since 2011. (to write)
They yesterday evening. (to arrive)
We my uncle yesterday. (to visit)
He his lunch this morning. (to make)
She not at the office on Monday. (to work)
They not the game yesterday. (to watch)
I to eat my breakfast when I left home. (to forget)
Exercise about all past tenses in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
Last week we to the swimming pool. (to go)
The car crashed where I only 10 minutes before. (to walk)
He our dishwasher that a couple of days before. (to repair, to break)
While my mother dinner, I television. (to cook, to watch)
They where their mother was. (to ask)
It for two weeks, so the land was dry. (to rain)
There no milk left, the cat it all. (to be, to drink)
My father me that my brother not his room. (to tell, to clean)
When she her mother, she groceries. (to phone, to buy)
We about the project after school. (to talk)
Practice all the English past tenses
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
He her a postcard 2 weeks ago. (to send)
you during the movie? (to cry)
She her essay since last night. (to type)
I when you me. (to sleep, to rin)
They their nails on Friday. (to polish)
Kim and Joan their clothes at the market last weekend. (to sell)
We never such a big city before we to New York City. (to see, to go)
We Spain in 2014, before I there in 2016. (to visit, to move)
You still when the doorbell . (to eat, to ring)
I my presentation since last week. (to prepare)
Mixed past tenses exercise in English
Fill in the English past tense that fits the sentence best.
Remember:
- Past simple: the English regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the infinitive of the verb.
- Past continuous: Using the past simple of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and the present participle of the verb.
- Past perfect: the verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are used in the past tense together with the past participle.
- Past perfect continuous: the past perfect of the verb 'to be' is ued followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).
She her mother for an hour before she had to leave. (to call)
We 2 km last week. (to run)
They each other since they working together. (to hate, to start)
I still dinner at 10 o'clock. (to have)
He that car for a week, before it was broken into. (to have)
The boy not attention in class, because he . (to pay attention, to talk)
Yesterday she at 9 o'clock. (to wake up)
The train when I at the station. (to leave, to arrive)
My brothers television while I . (to watch, to study)
They to the supermarket the other day. (to go)
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Jason H.
Hi! I've been teaching English in Spain for the last 3 years and have lots of experience with Cambridge official exams (Pre A1- C1), conversation classes, help with General English and CLIL.
My teaching style is student-centered and tailored to your needs and goals. There's always plenty of talking time to practice any new grammar and vocabulary to focus on fluency and accuracy, as well as building confidence to naturally practice your new skills in conversation. The courses I create always revise previous learning points and integrate them with new material so that you don't just learn something once and never see it again.
I teach with a range of realia, textbook resources and online materials that have proven effective and engaging with my students in the past, but everything I use is adapted specifically for your areas of weakness and learning styles!
A. W.
I find that Beth was so easy to talk. I m always nervous when I speak English but talking to Beth I am not nervous because she has this power to let me just speak. She won’t rush to finish even the time is almost up. Is good. Hoping to take her class more and more. Her accent is easy to hear too!
Thank you Achilles! I had a great time teaching you in your first class and it was great to see you already making so much progress and gaining confidence! I'm looking forward to seeing you in your next class!
Hi, my name is Veronika.
I am a native Russian language speaker who is certified in teaching Russian as a foreign language. I am a member of Association for Language Learning and I hold a degree in Journalism as well as a Master’s in Philological Sciences.
I have lived in the UK since 2012 and have taught Russian at different levels both face to face and online. I understand the challenges of learning a language and the importance of classes that are both enjoyable and enable good progress. All my lessons are therefore planned according to individual needs using textbooks as well as my own materials and authentic Russian language sources.
I have always been interested in language acquisition, passionate about teaching and highly focused upon helping learners achieve their language goals.
M. M.
Veronika has over 9 years of teaching experience. She is very patient and adjust her classes to the needs of each individual student of hers. She is kind, and you'll surely feel comfortable in her classes.
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Veronika R.