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Which sentence structure is correct? "A) I worked late last night when by boss walked into the office" "B) I was working late last night when my boss walked into the office""

B! We use past continuous to describe an ongoing past action before another one, in this case, until it turned 8pm.

Which sentence structure is correct? "A ) Yesterday I was washing my hair when the water ran out" or "B) Yesterday I washed my hair and the water ran out"

A! As this is describing a past action which was ongoing until another action interrupted it, we use past continuous

Can you correct the mistake? "I woken up at 7am this morning"

WOKE

Can you correct the mistake? "For the sleepover I brung sweets for everyone"

BROUGHT

The past tense of "learn" is both "learnt" and "learned". TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE! In the UK we usually say "learnt" and the US says "learned". Either are fine 😊

RIDDLE: What past tense word can be used to describe the kick of a football and a photograph

SHOT - the past tense of "shoot". The verb - "Ronaldo shot the ball in the goal" The noun - "We got a group shot of all the family"

RIDDLE: What word is a direction, but can also be used in the sentence "The train departed"

LEFT - the past tense of "leave"

Which tense would I use to describe a completed action, that happened at a specific point in time?

Past simple - "I worked yesterday"

Past continuous uses the present participle. TRUE or FALSE

TRUE (the words ending in "ing")

Which tense would I use if I wanted to describe an ongoing action in the past?

Past continuous

Complete the missing letters: "Last week I dr_w a picture of a tree and g_ve it to my mum. She thr_w it away, which upset me so I wr_te in my diary"

e - a - e - o

Today my teacher _____ (teach) me how to play guitar

taught

The past tense of "ride" is "ride". TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE! The past tense of "ride" is "rode"

What is the past tense of "mean"?

meant

What is the past tense of "split"?

split

What is the past tense of "swim"?

swam

What is the past tense of "drink"?

drank

The past tense of 'cut' is 'cut'. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE! e.g. "I cut hair" (infinitive) & "I cut my hair yesterday" (past simple)

Choose from option 1 to 4, which word completes this sentence: "I could barely hear the movie, but I _____ the main storyline" 1) UNDERSTAND 2) UNDERSTOOD 3) UNDERSTANDED 4) WAS UNDERSTANDING

2) Understood