Sort into columns

Sort Past Actions and Echo Responses

Tap each tile, then tap its matching column. Read the sorting rule for each board.

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Question 1

Sort each statement by the auxiliary needed in an agreeing echo response beginning with So.

Question 2

Each tile contains a past detail and a follow-up. Sort it by whether the connector explicitly gives a consequence or only orders the events.

Question 3

A friend says: I have not finished the report. Sort your replies by whether you have the same unfinished task or have already finished yours.

Question 4

Sort these past follow-up details by whether they present a completed action or background that was in progress.

Practice Sort Past Actions and Echo Responses with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 4 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing 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 Sort Past Actions and Echo Responses in everyday English.

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