Past Events Fifth Grade

This tense is used to talk about a long action happening in the past.

• Past continuous

• Past simple

• Present simple

This tense is used to talk about a finished action in the past.

• Past simple

• Past continuous

• Present simple

When we talk about a long action that was happening when suddenly another interrupted it, we use...

• Past simple

• Past continuous

• Both tenses: Past simple and Past continuous

Read the sentences and mark the ones that are in past simple. (two answers)

• My mother had breakfast at 9:00 o'clock.

• My mother was taking a shower at 9:00 o'clock.

• My mother woke up early today.

Read the sentences and mark the ones that have both tenses simple past and past continuous. (two answers)

• I was dreaming about my dog when suddenly I woke up.

• I was taking a shower when someone knocked on the door.

• She brushed her teeth after breakfast.

Fill in the blanks with the right verb form. Use past simple.

- I ______ a terrible dream about my dog last night. (have)

Fill in the blanks with the right verb form. Use past continuous

- I was _________ soccer yesterday night. (play)

Fill in the blanks with the right verb form.

- I was _______ TV (watch) when I ______ asleep. (fall)