3 Write sentences from the prompts. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.
1 the match / not start / at 7 o'clock because
it / snow / then
2 Ann / get / lots of money / when /she/win/
the tennis competition?
3 John/buy/ a squash racket/even
though/he / not / play / squash/before
4 you / play / golf / when / you / hurt yourself?
51/ swim / leisurely / when / suddenly
1 someone/jump / into the pool
6 when / Juliet/get/home/Henry
/ already / go / to the match

1. The match did not start at 7 o'clock because it was snowing then.
Explanation: We use the Past Simple tense for actions that happened and finished in the past. In this sentence, the action "the match not start" happened in the past, so we use the Past Simple. Additionally, we use the word "because" to give a reason for something.

2. Did Ann get lots of money when she won the tennis competition?
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Past Simple tense for the verb "did get" because it happened and finished in the past. The word "when" indicates a specific time in the past. The verb "won" also uses the Past Simple tense because it happened and finished in the past.

3. John bought a squash racket even though he had not played squash before.
Explanation: The verb "bought" uses the Past Simple tense because it happened in the past and is a completed action. The phrase "even though" indicates a contrast between two actions. The verb "had not played" uses the Past Perfect tense because it indicates an action that happened before another past action.

4. Did you play golf when you hurt yourself?
Explanation: The verb "did play" uses the Past Simple tense because it happened and finished in the past. The word "when" indicates a specific time in the past. The verb "hurt" uses the Past Simple tense because it happened and finished in the past.

5. I was swimming leisurely when suddenly someone jumped into the pool.
Explanation: The verb "was swimming" uses the Past Continuous tense because it indicates an action that was in progress in the past. The word "when" indicates a specific time in the past. The verb "jumped" uses the Past Simple tense because it happened and finished in the past.

6. When Juliet got home, Henry had already gone to the match.
Explanation: The verb "got" uses the Past Simple tense because it happened and finished in the past. The word "when" indicates a specific time in the past. The verb "had already gone" uses the Past Perfect tense because it indicates an action that happened before another past action. The word "already" indicates that the action happened before a specific time in the past.