Past Tense Review Worksheet for English Language Learners

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Section A: Match the words in bold to the correct tense

We are given sentences with verbs in bold and asked to identify the correct tense.

1. At 7:00 last night, I was eating dinner.
→ Past Continuous
*Explanation:* "was eating" indicates an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past.

2. The phone rang at 8:00 last night.
→ Past Simple
*Explanation:* "rang" is a completed action in the past.

3. I had been drinking coffee all day, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Past Perfect Continuous
*Explanation:* "had been drinking" shows an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past (before not being able to sleep).

4. I didn’t eat dinner as I had eaten a big lunch.
→ Past Perfect
*Explanation:* "had eaten" refers to an action completed before another past event (not eating dinner).

5. Were the name of the past tense that completes each sentence.
*(Note: This seems to be a typo or formatting error — likely meant to say “Write the name…”)*
→ But since it's asking for the tense used in the sentence, we’ll address this in the next section.

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Section B: Circle the past tense verb forms that complete each sentence.

We need to choose the correct past tense form.

1. I broke / was breaking my leg while I was skiing / had been skiing last year.
→ broke / was skiing
*Explanation:* "broke" is simple past (completed action). "was skiing" is past continuous (action in progress when something happened).

2. I turned / was turning the light off and went / had gone to sleep.
→ turned / went
*Explanation:* Both actions are completed; use simple past. "Turned" and "went" are both simple past.

3. We were / were being hungry because we had missed / had been missing lunch.
→ were / had missed
*Explanation:* "were hungry" = state in past. "had missed" = past perfect (lunch was missed before feeling hungry).

4. I woke / was waking him up because he was sleeping very badly lately.
→ woke / was sleeping
*Explanation:* "woke" = simple past (completed action). "was sleeping" = past continuous (ongoing habit or state).

5. Joe worked / had been working out a little more than usual, so he / had been very fit.
→ had been working / had been very fit
*Explanation:* "had been working" = past perfect continuous (ongoing effort leading up to fitness). "had been very fit" = past perfect (state resulting from earlier action).

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Section C: Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct past tense.

Now we fill in the blanks with the appropriate past tense form.

1. I went to the doctor because I (feel) ill for a few weeks.
→ had felt
*Explanation:* "for a few weeks" suggests duration before going to the doctor → past perfect.

2. The washing machine was broken so I (be) at home.
→ was
*Explanation:* Simple past – describes a state in the past.

3. By the time we arrived, they (already / start) their meal.
→ had already started
*Explanation:* Action completed before arrival → past perfect.

4. When she was hurt, she (run) for help.
→ ran
*Explanation:* Completed action in the past → simple past.

5. I (do) my homework when you called.
→ was doing
*Explanation:* Ongoing action interrupted by a call → past continuous.

6. On New Year’s Eve, we (go) to a party.
→ went
*Explanation:* Simple past – completed action.

7. Many people (wait) for the shop to open when the owner arrived.
→ were waiting
*Explanation:* Ongoing action at a specific time → past continuous.

8. I was in a hurry because my alarm (not / go) off and I’d woken up late.
→ hadn’t gone
*Explanation:* "I’d woken up late" = past perfect. The alarm didn’t go off before I woke up → past perfect negative.

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✔ Final Answers Summary

#### Section A:
1. Past Continuous
2. Past Simple
3. Past Perfect Continuous
4. Past Perfect

#### Section B:
1. broke / was skiing
2. turned / went
3. were / had missed
4. woke / was sleeping
5. had been working / had been very fit

#### Section C:
1. had felt
2. was
3. had already started
4. ran
5. was doing
6. went
7. were waiting
8. hadn’t gone

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🔍 Key Tips:

- Past Simple: Completed actions in the past.
*e.g., I ate dinner.*
- Past Continuous: Actions in progress at a specific time.
*e.g., I was eating when the phone rang.*
- Past Perfect: An action completed before another past action.
*e.g., I had eaten before I left.*
- Past Perfect Continuous: Duration of an action before another past event.
*e.g., I had been studying for hours.*

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