Practicing past tenses

soijetsu96

March 26, 2022

1. I was taking a shower when someone knocked twice.
2. I opened the door and noticed that she was laying on the floor.
3. She found the blender she had bought two years before.
4. We stopped because we had been driving for 5 hours.
5. When she told me that, she had already seen him 3 times.
6. We used to play tennis together. Now we’re strangers.
7. My mom used to pick me up from school and we would buy ice-cream.
8. When my brother and I were children, we used to go to that park and play hide and seek.
9. On Sundays we would go to the shopping center. Then, my father would take us to the movies and, after that, we would eat pizza at home.
10. I used to be blond as a child.
11. Yesterday I woke up at 7, took a shower and went to the office. I realized that I had skipped breakfast only at 10 while I was talking with my friend John.

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marthah22

3. She found the blender she had bought two years before.

It would be more effective to say "she found the blender which/that she had brought two years before". it makes the sentence flow more :)

5. When she told me that, she had already seen him 3 times.

There would be no comma after 'that'

I realized that I had skipped breakfast only at 10 while I was talking with my friend John.

Instead of using 'while' it would be better to say 'whilst' :)

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This is amazing! I can tell that you have worked very hard on learning English :) I hope my corrections can help! I know that English is a difficult language to learn <3

soijetsu96

May 21, 2022

Thank you! Your corrections really helped me! :)

Bethany

Practicing past tenses

1. I was taking a shower when someone knocked twice.

2. I opened the door and noticed that she was laying on the floor.

3. She found the blender she had bought two years before.

4. We stopped because we had been driving for 5 hours.

5. When she told me that, she had already seen him 3 times.

6. We used to play tennis together.

Now we’re strangers.

7. My mom used to pick me up from school and we would buy ice-cream.

8. When my brother and I were children, we used to go to that park and play hide and seek.

9. On Sundays we would go to the shopping center.

Then, my father would take us to the movies, and, after that, we would eat pizza at home.

I used to be blond as a child.

Yesterday I woke up at 7, took a shower and went to the office.

I realized that I had skipped breakfast only at 10 while I was talking with my friend John.

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Really good! Lots of learners struggle with these tenses, but you were spot on!

soijetsu96

March 29, 2022

Thank you so much!

lexp

Practicing past tenses

1. I was taking a shower when someone knocked twice.

2. I opened the door and noticed that she was laying on the floor.

Technically, "laying" requires an object in English. It means you're setting something down. "Lying" is the correct word for being in a state of rest. Most English speakers don't know the difference, though - native English speakers get it wrong all the time. You probably shouldn't worry about it, but I figured you might want the correction anyway.

4. We stopped because we had been driving for 5 hours.

6. We used to play tennis together.

Now we’re strangers.

7. My mom used to pick me up from school and we would buy ice-cream.

8. When my brother and I were children, we used to go to that park and play hide and seek.

9. On Sundays we would go to the shopping center.

Then, my father would take us to the movies and, after that, we would eat pizza at home.

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I used to be blond as a child.

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Yesterday I woke up at 7, took a shower and went to the office.

I realized that I had skipped breakfast only at 10 while I was talking with my friend John.

This sentence isn't wrong, but it's a bit unclear. Did you realize that, at 10, you had skipped breakfast? Or was 10 when you had the realization? Did you skip breakfast while you were talking to your friend, or did you realize while you were talking to your friend?

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Excellent job! You used past tenses perfectly in each sentence!

soijetsu96

March 29, 2022

Thank you so much for the corrections!

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