PAST TENSES & TIME LINKERS

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1) The past simple is used to refer to:

• a) completed actions which happened at a specific time.

• b) completed situations which happened over a specific period of time.

• c) temporary activities or situations in progress at a particular moment in the past.

• d) habitual actions or behaviour in the past.

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2) The past continuous is used to refer to:

• a) a past activity already in progress when another action occurred.

• b) the background events in the narrative.

• c) temporary activities or situations in progress at a particular moment in the past.

• d) emphasise the duration of a previous past action or situation.

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3) The past perfect.......................................

• a) is used to describe an action in progress when another action happened.

• b) is used to show that a past action or situation occurred before another past action or situation.

• c) continuous form is used to emphasise the duration of a previous past action or situation.

• d) is used to refer to a series of consecutive events in the past.

4) ..................suggest that something good happens after a long period of time or more than one attempt.

• a) when

• b) at last

• c) at the end

• d) as

5) .................means at the point when something finishes.

• a) while

• b) during

• c) at the end

• d) as

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6) ..............., ...................., ..................... can all be used with the past continuous to introduce an action which was already in progress when another action occurred.

• a) as

• b) during

• c) when

• d) while

7) .................. is used to say how long something took or lasted.

• a) for

• b) when

• c) since

• d) while