Mastering English Verb Tenses & Question Forms

1. Identify the Correct Question Word

1. WHAT is the weather like in August?
2. HOW much is the chocolate?
3. WHERE/WHY/WHAT TIME did you get up this morning?
4. WHERE does James live?
5. WHO do you study French with?
6. HOW LONG does it take to get to Paris from Madrid?

2. Form Questions from Given Answers

1. How often does your family travel to Brighton?
   My family travels to Brighton every summer.
2. Where is your sister planning to go to look for a new job?
   My sister is planning to go to Barcelona to look for a new job.
3. When will you be back?
   I'll be back tomorrow morning.

3. Construct Sentences in Past Simple

1. It was warm, so I TOOK (take) off my coat.
2. I was very tired, so I LEFT (leave) the party early.
3. The concert BEGAN (begin) at 7.30.
4. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It DIDN'T COST (not cost) very much.
5. The accident DIDN'T HAPPEN (not happen) last Sunday afternoon.
6. DID YOU BUY (you/buy) the newspaper yesterday?
7. DID YOU VISIT (you/visit) the Grand Canyon?
8. WHERE DID YOU GO (where/you/go) last summer holidays?
9. WAS THE WEATHER (the weather/be) hot?

4. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Practice

1. Alice WAS WAITING (wait) for me when I GOT (get) home.
2. They WERE HAVING (have) an argument when Cristina ARRIVED (arrive).
3. She WAS COOKING (cook) dinner when the phone RANG (ring).
4. While I WAS DOING (do) my homework, the dog BARKED (bark).
5. While we WERE PLAYING (play) tennis, it STARTED (start) raining.

5. Complete Sentences with Past Continuous

1. The sun WAS SHINING (shine) when I looked out of the window.
2. What WAS HE WEARING (he/wear) when you saw him at the dance?
3. They WEREN'T MAKING (not make) spaghetti for dinner last night.
4. While I WAS DOING (do) my homework, Sam was playing the guitar.

6. Apply the Past Perfect Tense

1. Last night I couldn't get in because I HAD FORGOTTEN (forget) my keys.
2. I was exhausted because I HAD STUDIED (study) too much.
3. When their mum came home last night, the children HAD EATEN (eat) their dinner.
4. By the time we got to the cinema, the film HAD STARTED (start), so we missed the beginning.
5. When we arrived in Ireland, the airline company HAD LOST (lose) our luggage.
6. I saw Paris for the first time last night. I HADN'T SEEN (not see) it before.
7. I thought I HAD MET (meet) this girl before.