Past Tense Variations

What tense is the highlighted word?

I wanted to go, but my mother did let me.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the highlighted section:

I was driving my car when I suddenly lost control!

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the highlighted section:

I had been drinking at the time of the accident.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the highlighted section:

Leonardo had painted some beautiful pieces in his lifetime.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

This is used to show that something is already completed.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

This is used to describe events that began, continued, and ended in the past.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the following:

We had been swimming for hours!

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the following:

I had written my homework in time, but my dog ate it.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the following:

I overslept!!!!

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

What tense is the following:

I was wishing he didn't come home.

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous