The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

Revision questions: past time

Which past tense expresses a point in time at which something happened, was happening or had been happening for some time?

Is the auxiliary did used in affirmative sentences in the simple past?

Which past tenses can be used to express repeated, habitual actions in the past?

What is the difference between used to and would with regard to past habits?

What is the historical present?