Worksheet

WORKSHEET - UNIT 6

Task 1

a) Peter went to the cinema yesterday evening - Past simple

Reason: The verb 'went' tells that the sentence is in past simple tense. In this sentence, the subject has completed a job recently.

b) He had been living there for most of his life - Past perfect continuous

Reason: The verb 'has been living' implies that the sentence is in past perfect continuous tense. The sentence also shows that the work has already been done.

c) I was sleeping at 2.00AM - Past continuousReason: The verb 'was' implies that the sentence is in past simple sentence. The subject in the sentence was doing a job recently.

d) John and Mary hadn't been there before - Past perfect

Reason: The verb 'hadn't been' implies that the sentence is in past perfect tense. The two subjects in the sentence have completed a task.

Task 2

a) Past simple - He visited his parents every weekend.

b) Past continuous - He was playing football.

c) Past perfect - I thought I had met her before, but I was wrong.

d) Past perfect continuous - I had been working all night long.

Task 3

a) Past simple

Mary cut her finger last night.

Mary did not cut her finger last night.

Did Mary cut her finger last night?

b) Past continuous

I was eating.

I was not eating.

Was I eating?

c) Past perfect

She had finished her work.

She had not finished her work.

Had she finished her work?

d) Past perfect continuous

She had been working all night long.

She had not been working all night long.

Had she been working all night long?

Task 4

The students need to be taught about the verbs that are used in this and the concept of the different past tenses below.

a) Past simple

I expect them to produce the following sentences:

I worked hard.

John was at Mary's place yesterday.

b) Past continuous

I expect them to produce the following sentences:

I was eating.

Eddie was studying in the evening.

c) Past perfect

I expect them to produce the following sentences:

I had started the work.

He has not been there before.

d) Past perfect continuous

I expect them to produce the following sentences:

She has not been trying hard.

Laura had been teaching English since the past couple of years.

Task 5

VERB

PAST SIMPLE

VERB

PAST SIMPLE

tell

Told

hide

Hid

be

Been

eat

Ate

bring

Brought

find

Found

do

Did

buy

Bought

see

saw

go

Went

Task 6

VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

tell

Told

hide

Hidden

be

Been

eat

Eaten

bring

Brought

find

Found

do

Done

buy

Bought

see

Seen

go

Gone

Task 7

a) Past simple and past continuous

i) Explanation of differences in structure: In past simple the verb is in simple tense whereas in past continuous the verb has -ing in the end.

ii) Differences in usage: When the work has been completed recently, past ...