Question

What tense are these verbs? 1 didn't break, saw, arrived 2 were running, were looking, was walking 3 had phoned, had gone

Answer 1

1. "didn't break", "saw", and "arrived" are all in the **past simple** tense.

2. "were running", "were looking", and "was walking" are all in the **past continuous** tense.

3. "had phoned" and "had gone" are both in the **past perfect** tense.

Answer 2

1. The verbs in the first set are in the past tense:

• "didn't break" is in the past tense of the negative form of the verb "break."
• "saw" is in the past tense of the verb "see."
• "arrived" is in the past tense of the verb "arrive."

2. The verbs in the second set are in the past continuous tense:

• "were running" is in the past continuous tense of the verb "run."
• "were looking" is in the past continuous tense of the verb "look."
• "was walking" is in the past continuous tense of the verb "walk."

3. The verbs in the third set are in the past perfect tense:

• "had phoned" is in the past perfect tense of the verb "phone."
• "had gone" is in the past perfect tense of the verb "go."