Matching Pairs Past tenses Matching exerciseOnline version Match the example sentences with the uses of the tense by Soledad Mori 1 They were still discussing the plan at midnight 2 She had finished most of the work by the time her boss arrived. 3 He always went to work by train. 4 We had been living in the same house for twelve years before we decided to move. 5 She opened the cupboard, took out a dress and put it on. 6 They were flying over the Andes when the storm began. 7 Tom was reading out the text while Sara was writing it down. 8 She was upset because she had been waiting to hear from her son for days Past action in progress interrupted by another past action. Action in the middle of happening at a stated past time. Past habit or state. Past action of a certain duration which had visible results in the past. action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past. Past actions which happened immediately one after the other. Two or more simultaneous past actions. Past action which occurred before another action or before a stated time in the past.
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