Certainly! Below are the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs "to take," "to wash," and "to do," in Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous tenses:
To take
Greg didn’t answer the phone because he was taking a shower.
- Past Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past.
I couldn’t find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my sister had taken it to school.
- Past Perfect: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Frank took the candle and walked downstairs.
- Past Simple: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past.
We had been taking the exam for 2 hours when a policeman entered the room.
- Past Perfect Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.
To wash
I saw Sam in the kitchen. He was washing his hands.
- Past Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past.
They washed their windows last spring.
- Past Simple: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past.
By the time I came home Jane had already washed the dishes.
- Past Perfect: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
His wife had been washing the mushrooms since the early morning, so he decided to help her.
- Past Perfect Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.
To do
By midnight he had done all the work.
- Past Perfect: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
I was doing my homework when you phoned.
- Past Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past.
Dad had been doing that crossword since morning.
- Past Perfect Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.
She did her hair and left for work.
- Past Simple: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past.
Each of these tenses provides a different nuance to the action described, highlighting whether it was a one-time event, an ongoing process, or something that had been happening over a period of time before another action.