The document discusses various English verb tenses used to talk about the past, including: 1. Simple Past (e.g. "I went to the store yesterday") 2. Past Progressive/Continuous (e.g. "I was watching TV when the phone rang") 3. Past Perfect (e.g. "I had finished my homework before going out") 4. Past Perfect Progressive (e.g. "I had been waiting for over an hour when she arrived") It provides examples of how to use each tense and exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past tenses.

1. Topic 6
Past Tenses
English for Academic Purpose & English Business II
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TENSES: PAST

3. TENSES FORMULA
Dia mengendarai
mobil
Dia sedang
mengendarai mobil
Dia sudah
mengendarai mobil
Dia (masih)
mengendarai mobil
(sejak…/hingga…)

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5. EXERCISES
1. A: Where did you go on last holiday?
B: I ….. to Taj Mahal in India on last holiday
a. Went b. going c. Go d. gone e. Did go
2. John: Hello Martin, where did you go on your free time?
Martin: Hi John, I …. go anywhere on my free time.
a. do b. did not c. do not d. will not e. Did
3. Jane: How was your holiday, James?
James: It was great! I … to France with my family.
a. go b. goes c. went d. gonna e. gone
4. A: Was each of the place good?
B: Of course, There … a restaurant that has very good food.
a. is b. were c. are d. weren’t e. Was
5. A: What did you do last Saturday?
B: I just …. at home and watched TV.
a. stay b. stayed c. stays d. sayings e. staying

6. Exercises
6. The girls __________ while the boys __________ around the garden.
a. were chatting / were running
b. talked / ran
c. were talking / was running
d. were chatting / ran
7. I _________ a squirrel under a tree and it ____________ a nut in its mouth.
a. was seeing / was carrying
b. see / carried
c. saw / was carrying
d. was seeing / carried

7. Exercises
8. I couldn’t see the teacher because he ____________ before I arrived the school.
a. had left
b. has left
c. left
d. was leaving
9. I was starving when I arrived home. I ____________ anything for two days.
a. didn’t eat
b. wasn’t eaten
c. hadn’t eaten
d. haven’t eaten
10. He ____________ rocks at her window for five minutes before she finally came out on the balcony
and said, “Hey, Romeo.”
a. had throw
b. had been throwing
c. have been throwing
d. have throw

8. Simple Past ( S + V2 + Object )
1. Lewis: Hi Danny. You __________ to my birthday party. Where__________you?
Danny: Hi, I __________ at home. You __________ me to your birthday party.
a. not came / are / am / didn’t invite
b. didn’t come / were / was / didn’t invite
c. came / are / was / invited
d. didn’t came / are / was / didn’t invited
2. Lewis: I __________ you an invitation email two days ago.
Danny: Really? I __________ my email.
a. didn’t send / checked
b. sent / didn’t checked
c. sent / didn’t check
d. didn’t send / checked
3. Lewis: I also __________ you but you __________.
Danny: I am really sorry but I __________ my phone in the classroom.
a. called / didn’t answered / forgot
b. was call / didn’t answered / forget
c. called / didn’t answer / forgot
d. didn’t call / answered / didn’t forget

9. Simple Past
4. Lewis: What _________ you do all day yesterday?
Danny: I __________ my homework and some reading.
a. did / do
b. did / did
c. do / did
d. do / do
5. Lewis: What __________ you __________?
Danny: I __________ two articles about my homework.
a. did / read / read
b. are / read / readed
c. did / read / readed
d. were / read / read
6. Lewis: __________ you _________ all information you need from the articles?
Danny: No, I also __________ some videos on the internet.
a. are / gain / watched
b. did / gain / watched
c. did / gained / did watching
d. were / gaining / watching

10. 7. Lewis: __________ you __________ the whole day doing homework?
Danny: No, I __________ shopping with my parents in the afternoon.
a. Did / spend / went
b. Were / spent / was go
c. Did / spent / was went
d. Are / spending / was going
8. Lewis: Where __________ you ___________ for shopping?
Danny: We __________ to the nearest shopping centre.
a. did / went / went
b. were / go / was go
c. are / went / did go
d. did / go / went
9. Lewis: What __________ you __________?
Danny: We __________ some clothes.
a. were / buy / bought
b. did / bought / bought
c. did / buy / bought
d. were / buy / were bought
10. Lewis: Why __________ you __________ them on the internet?
Danny: We __________ to try them on.
a. didn’t / buy / wanted
b. did / buy / were want
c. didn’t / bought / wanted
d. did / bought / wanted

11. 1. We _______________ down when we saw the woman.
a. walked
b. were walkes
c. were walking
d. walking
2. While I ___________________ for English test yesterday, my brother _____________ fun with his
friends.
a. was studying / was having
b. studied / was having
c. was studied / had
d. was studying / was hasing
3. What did you say? I _______________ to you.
a. am not listening
b. wasn't listening
c. didn't listening
d. don't listen
PAST PROGRESSIVE / CONTINOUS
S + was/were + V-ing + Object

12. 4. I ___________________ TV when I ____________ a loud noise.
a. was watching / was hearinh
b. watched / was hearing
c. watched / heard
d. was watching / heard
5. What is wrong with this sentence? "She was cleaning the garage while she saw a spider."
a. "cleaning" must be "clean"
b. "saw" must be "was seeing"
c. "while" must be "when"
d. "cleaning" must be "cleaned"
6. ______ they swimming when the phone rang?
a. Were
b. Are
c. Do
d. Did
PAST PROGRESSIVE / CONTINOUS

13. 7. Mrs Adams was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
a. hasing
b. had
c. have
d. having
8. Tom wasn't reading a book. He ______________ the dog.
a. was feeding
b. fed
c. was fed
d. is feeding
9. _______ Ben was doing his homework, he got a text message from his friend.
a. When
b. While
c. However
d. If
10. What _________ Add and Helen __________ when you broke the glass?
a. are / doing
b. was / doing
c. were / doing
d. did / did
PAST PROGRESSIVE / CONTINOUS

14. 1. I couldn’t see the teacher because he ____________ before I arrived the school.
a. had left
b. has left
c. left
d. was leaving
2. He was very tired because he ____________ the bags upstairs.
a. have carried
b. had carried
c. carried
d. has carried
3. I was starving when I arrived home. I ____________ anything for two days.
a. didn’t eat
b. wasn’t eaten
c. hadn’t eaten
d. haven’t eaten
PAST PERFECT ( S + had + V3 + Object )

15. 4. He asked me to give his book back but I ____________ it.
a. have lost
b. had lost
c. was lost
d. lost
5. The boy knocked the door. There was nobody inside. His mother ____________ yet.
a. hasn’t returned
b. haven’t returned
c. hadn’t returned
d. didn’t return
6. The sun was shining and the birds were singing when she got out. What a lovely day, she said to
herself. She looked at her car but it was not there. Somebody ____________ it.
a. has stolen
b. have stolen
c. had stolen
d. stole
PAST PERFECT ( S + had + V3 + Object )

16. 7. She answered all of the questions in the exam because she ____________ very well.
a. was studied
b. had studied
c. has been studied
d. have studied
8. It was sunny but very cold. The snow ____________ yet.
a. hadn’t completely melted
b. hasn’t completely melted
c. haven’t completely melted
d. wasn’t completely melted
9. Clara looked out the window. The pavement was wet. It ____________ at night.
a. has rained
b. have been rained
c. have rained
d. had rained
10. He couldn’t believe his eyes! His father _____________ him a new laptop as a birthday gift.
a. bought
b. has bought
c. had bought
d. was bought
PAST PERFECT ( S + had + V3 + Object )

17. 1. I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.
a. had looked for
b. had been looked for
c. had been looked
d. had been looking for
2. I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.
a. had been waited
b. had waited
c. has been waiting
d. had been waiting
3. I ________ (wait) here for hour last Monday before the bus came.
a. had been waiting
b. have been waiting
c. had waited
d. was waiting
4. She was very tired. She _____ (type) letters all day long.
a. has been typing
b. had been typing
c. had typed
d. has typed
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE ( S + had + V3 + Object )

18. 5. I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
a. had been standing never
b. hadn’t been standing never
c. had never been standing
d. hadn’t never been standing
6. When I arrived home, my mom ______ (already cook).
a. already had been cooking
b. had already been cooking
c. have already been cooking
d. had been cooking already
7. I _____ (work) for Exxon for 15 years.
a. was working
b. has been working
c. had been working
d. worked
8. When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
a. have been working
b. had been working
c. had worked
d. worked
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE ( S + had + V3 + Object )

19. 9. Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!
a. called
b. had called
c. had been calling
d. has been calling
10. She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.
a. had been taught
b. had teached
c. had been teaching
d. had been teached
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE ( S + had + V3 + Object )