Mixed past tenses and irregular verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Past tenses

past simple, past continuous, past perfect

Past tenses

Past simple

past continuous

past perfect

Past Perfect

We use 'had' + PAPA (past participle)

we use this tense for an action before another action. It is usually in combination with the past simple.

 

Fill in the correct tense:
After Fred ___ (spend) his holiday in Italy, he ___ (want) to learn Italian.

Fill in the correct tense:
She ___ (watch) Netflix after the children ___ (go) to bed.

Fill in the correct tense:
When she saw there ___ (be) an accident, she ___ (call) the police.

Fill in the correct tense:
I ___ (be) very tired because I ___ (study) too much.

While Sophie WAS SLEEPING , Jenny FINISHED the presentation.

1. Past perfect - past simple
2. Past continuous - past simple
3. Past continuous - past perfect
4. Past simple - past perfect

I was really tired because I ........ well lately.

1. hadn't been sleeping
2. didn't sleep
3. was sleeping
4. slept

Past Perfect / Past Simple / Past Continuous?


I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.

1. enjoyed
2. have enjoyed
3. had enjoyed
4. had been enjoying

I failed my test because I ............... for it at all.

1. studied
2. have studied
3. hadn't studied
4. hadn't been studying

IRREGULAR VERBS

Write down the missing form of the irregular verb.

Example:

to be - was/were - ..... - 

 

been 

to break - broke - ..... -

to catch - caught - caught - .....

to lie - ..... - lain

to build - ..... - built

to teach -

1. taught - teached - leren
2. taught - taught - iemand iets leren
3. thought - thought - leren
4. teached - teached - iemand iets leren

to show -

1. shown - shown - laten zien
2. showed - shown - laten zien