Question

ACTIVITY: TOPIC- TENSES
Here are a set of 16 sentences. Children will find the different forms of past tense used in these sentences and write the words in the given columns
Simple past
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
1. It was raining outside when Sam got out of bed and looked out of the window.
2. He picked up his phone and sent a text to his friend James, ‘No football today. How about going to the Cinema?’
3. While he was waiting for a reply Sam brushed his teeth, had a shower and got dressed.
4. After he finished getting ready, he clicked his phone and saw that James had replied.
5. James said that he wanted to play football anyway and he didn’t care about the rain.
6. Sam changed his mind and decided he wanted to play and left the house to join James in the park.
7. While he was walking to the park James met two of his other friends and invited them along.
8. When they all arrived, they saw that James had found some other kids to play with and they had enough people for a full match.
9. While they were playing football, it stopped raining and Sam was really happy he hadn’t gone to the Cinema.
10. After the game, Sam went home. On the way he stopped at a shop to buy something for his lunch.
11. He was about to pay when he realized he had forgotten his wallet when he had left the house.
12. He apologised and left the shop. Sam felt hungry but he knew that he had plenty of food at home.
13. He was walking home, thinking about the goals he had scored that day, when he saw his mum drive past.
14. She saw him and stopped the car to give him a ride home. She had been working all morning, but she was in a good mood.
15. Sam sat back in his seat and looked to having his lunch. He was having a great day.
16. When they arrived Sam cooked lunch for the whole family.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.past continuous

2.simple past or past indefinite

3.past continuous

4.past perfect

5.simple past

6. simple past

7. past continuous

8.simple past

9. past continuous

10. simple past

11. past perfect

13. past continuous

14. past perfect continuous

15. past continuous

16. simple past

Explanation:

Check the all answers in a English grammar book. My answers can be wrong. But, I hope some of the answers might help you.

Answer 2

Answer:

the children played after it had stopped raining