This card teaches that the Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions that happened at a specific point in the past, as shown with 'divorced' and 'was'.
This card explains that the Past Simple tense is used for actions that occurred at a specific time in the past, as in 'divorced' and 'was'.
| Task | Kimberly's parents ____(to divorce) when she ___ (to be) sixteen years old. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | have divorced / was |
| b | divorced / was |
| c | divorced / had been |
| d | had divorced / had been |
| comment | We use the Past Simple Tense when we talk about actions which happened at a certain time in the past. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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