Build Past Habits, States, and Contrasts

Tap the words in the correct order to build each sentence. One word does not belong.

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Question 1

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Before moving here, I used to cycle to work., cycling

Question 2

Build the sentence: _____

Options: camping, Every summer, we used to camp.

Question 3

Build the sentence: _____

Options: After school, my brother used to collect stamps., collected

Question 4

Build the sentence: _____

Options: being, At school, I used to be very shy.

Question 5

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Before university, Lena used to live with her parents., lived

Question 6

Build the sentence: _____

Options: having, Years ago, this park used to have a small café.

Question 7

Build the sentence: _____

Options: When we stayed with Grandma, she would tell us stories., tells

Question 8

Build the sentence: _____

Options: invited, During school holidays, our neighbours would invite us for lunch.

Question 9

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Today, Jon still lives there., used

Question 10

Build the sentence: _____

Options: play, At noon yesterday, Mia played tennis.

Practise Build Past Habits, States, and Contrasts with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 10 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Build Past Habits, States, and Contrasts in everyday English.

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