70365 review past tenses with vocabulary

PAST TENSES AND ADJECTIVES
FOR DESCRIBING PLACES
1-COMPLETE.

USE

CONTINUOUS

OR

PAST
BOTH

SIMPLE
IN

OR

THE

PAST
SAME

SENTENCE.
a) I ______________ (visit) Manchester last summer.
b) While I _______________ (walk) through the

c)

d)

e)
f)
g)

h)

streets of the city, I _________ (notice) the
historical buildings.
My friend _______ (use-to) live in a small village
near the mountains. She _______ (tell) us that
the place is quiet and peaceful.
While we ___________ (travel) to Hong Kong, a
historian _______ (tell) us some Chinese
historical events.
When we ____________ (visit) Brazil, a resident
__________________ (translate).
It ____________ (to be) enough, I’ll tell your
mother!
The beach in the continent _________ (to be) too
hot, dry and crowded while in the island _______
(to be) quiet and deserted.
While we _____________ (stand) outside the
church, it ___________ (start) to rain.

3-USE A PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT
FORM IN EACH SENTENCE.

2-

OPPOSITE

MEANINGS.

MATCH COLUMN 1 WITH 2.

Column A

Column B

a.Drive
b.Crowded
c.Stressful
d.Picturesque
e.Boring
f.Historical

1.Modern
2.Deserted
3.Exciting
4.Humid
5.Peaceful
6.Ugly

4-USE THE PAST SIMPLE OR
THE PRESENT PERFECT.
a. I

______________

(not

travel) too much in my
life.
b. Last year, my family and

a. Molly _________ (to be) late because she _______

I _________ (move) into a

(stay) too long at the beach.
b. The Australian ______________ (get lost) because

new house.
c. ___________ you ________

he _________ (never – to be) in Spain before.
c. By the time we __________ (reach) the station,

(see) “Your face sounds

the last train __________ (leave).
d. She _____________ (feel) so angry because her
boyfriend ______________ (not phone) her.
e. I ________________ (not drive) on the left before,

familiar” last night?
d. In this year I ____________
(visit) three times my
sister in New York.

so I ____________ (decide) to rent a car in
f.

England.
She ____________________ (go) to her cousin’s
apartment after she _________________ (finish)
her exams.

5-ORDER THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCE AND WRITE IT
DOWN IN NEGATIVE AND
INTERROGATIVE.
A child /was /I/used to
/when /I /a/live /in /city
/modern


KEY

PAST TENSES AND ADJECTIVES
FOR DESCRIBING PLACES
1-COMPLETE. USE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

2-

OR BOTH IN THE SAME SENTENCE.

MATCH COLUMN 1 WITH 2.

a. I visited (visit) Manchester last summer.

b. While I was walking (walk) through the streets of the city, I

Column A

Column B

a.Drive (4)
b.Crowded (2)
c.Stressful (5)
d.Picturesque (6)
e.Boring (3)
f.Historical (1)

1.Modern
2.Deserted
3.Exciting
4.Humid
5.Peaceful
6.Ugly

noticed (notice) the historical buildings.
c. My friend used to (use-to) live in a small village near the
mountains. She told (tell) us that the place is quiet and
peaceful.
d. While we were travelling (travel) to Hong Kong, a historian

OPPOSITE

MEANINGS.

told (tell) us some Chinese historical events.
e. When we visited (visit) Brazil, a resident was translating
(translate).
f. It was (to be) enough, I’ll tell your mother!
g. The beach in the continent was (to be) too hot, dry and
crowded while in the island was (to be) quiet and deserted.
h. While we were standing (stand) outside the church, it started
(start) to rain.

4-USE THE PAST SIMPLE OR
THE PRESENT PERFECT.
a. I haven’t travelled (not travel)
too much in my life.
b. Last year, my family and I
moved

(move)

into

a

new

house.
c. Did you see (see) “Your face
3-USE A PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT FORM IN
EACH SENTENCE.
a. Molly was (to be) late because she had stayed (stay) too long
at the beach.

b. The Australian got lost (get lost) because he had never been
(never – to be) in Spain before.
c. By the time we had reached (reach) the station, the last
train leaved (leave).
d. She felt (feel) so angry because her boyfriend hadn’t phoned
(not phone) her.
e. I hadn’t driven (not drive) on the left before, so I decided
f.

(decide) to rent a car in England.
She went (go) to her cousin’s apartment after she had
finished (finish) her exams.

sounds familiar” last night?
d. In this year, I have visited
(visit) three times my sister in
New York.
5-ORDER
THE
FOLLOWING
SENTENCE AND WRITE IT
DOWN IN NEGATIVE AND
INTERROGATIVE.
A child /was /I/used to /when /I
/a/live /in /city /modern/, /
When I was a child, I used to live in
a city.
When I was a child. I didn’t use to
live in a city.
Did you use to live in a city (…)?