Question

FIll in the right past from of the verbs in brackets, help pls ​

Answer 1

b. Fill in the right past form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The lion tamer didn't return from the jungle before he saw running free.

2. In St Lucia, tourists encountered hippos which were roaming in search of water and food.

3. How many zebras have been saved this year after the wildlife conservation park opened.

4. The leopards were hiding for days when the safari started.

5. The guide told us the baboons gathered by the side of the road, but we weren't allowed to feed them.

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THE 4 PAST TENSES ( QUICK REVISION )

Past Simple

 The main use of the past simple is for finished actions in the past. For example:

I was born in San Francisco.  

I cleaned my room.  

I forgot my key.

Past Continuous

Form

We form it using was/were + verb + ing.

A common use of the past continuous is to show that a longer action was interrupted (usually by a shorter action in the past simple). We often use the time expression when. For example:

I was swimming in the sea when I saw a shark.

 Henry was sitting at home when the phone rang.

 She was playing golf when it began to rain.

Past Perfect

Form

We make the past perfect by using had + past participle.

We use it when one action happens before another past action. For example:

A. The film had started when we arrived. (the film started before we arrived)

B. The film started when we arrived (we arrived at the same time the film started)

We use time expressions such as before, by the time and when.

Be careful! Lots of students overuse the past perfect! Remember you only use it for actions that happened before the main action.

Past Perfect Continuous

The past perfect continuous is very similar to the past perfect.

Form

We form the past perfect continuous with had + been + verb + ing.

We use it to show that an action which started in the past continued up to another point in the past. For example:

She had been living in Italy for three years when she lost her job.

I had been waiting for ten minutes before the bus came.

By the time Steve arrived I had been working for nearly eight hours.

Goodluck! :)