Matching Pairs past tenseOnline version past tense ge by Hamed Hashemian 1 past perfect (had + past participle) E for actions, events and situations that happened before another past action 2 past continuous C for an action interrupted by another action in the past 3 used to/would G used to/didn’t use to for repeated past actions, habits and states; would for past actions and habits only 4 past perfect (had + past participle) F with ever/never + superlative adjectives 5 past continuous D to give the background or set the scene for an action or event, often with while 6 past continuous B for actions in progress in the past and temporary situations 7 past simple A for finished actions or events in the past, or a sequence of actions While I was doing research, I realised that the media concentrated on negative issues. Rush hour had just begun when a herd of escaped cows found their way into a local railway station. One cow fell onto the tracks while the railway employees were moving them. The Ancient Egyptians used to decorate their royal tombs. It was the biggest iceberg they had ever seen. The escaped cows were hanging around. When he asked her where the Great Wall was in China, she replied ‘China’.