two or more simultaneous past actions.
an action which finished in
the past and whose result was visible in the past.
an action which was in progress when something else happened.
a complete action at a stated time in the past.
the actions which happened one after the other in the past.
one past action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.
1. Mila opened a wardrobe, took out a dress and put it on.
2. Titanic was sailing across the Atlantic when it hit an iceberg.
3. The film had finished by the time they got home.
4. He was happy because he had found a new job.
5. She went to Canada last year.
6. Sue was lying in the sun while
the children were playing in the pool.
Read the sentences, identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.