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Do you know how to talk about the past in English? The imperfect tense helps us describe habits, repeated actions, and ongoing situations that happened in the past. In this crossword, you will practise key vocabulary and structures linked to this essential grammar topic. Good luck!
Grid
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Clues
Across
- 2. Without pattern or design
- 5. Many times frequently
- 7. Condition or situation
- 9. How often something happened
- 10. Action not finished in the past
- 12. Actions happening at the same time
- 14. Action that was stopped by another event
- 16. Done many times in the past
- 17. Verb form showing time
- 18. Often described in imperfect
Down
- 1. Of short duration
- 3. Not fitting tightly
- 4. Question word for place
- 6. Giving details about past situations
- 8. At all times in the past
- 11. Difference between two past actions
- 13. Fitting very closely
- 15. The number 3
Answers
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Across
- 2. Without pattern or design → plain
- 5. Many times frequently → often
- 7. Condition or situation → state
- 9. How often something happened → frequency
- 10. Action not finished in the past → incomplete
- 12. Actions happening at the same time → simultaneous
- 14. Action that was stopped by another event → interrupted
- 16. Done many times in the past → repeated
- 17. Verb form showing time → tense
- 18. Often described in imperfect → weather
Down
- 1. Of short duration → brief
- 3. Not fitting tightly → loose
- 4. Question word for place → where
- 6. Giving details about past situations → describing
- 8. At all times in the past → always
- 11. Difference between two past actions → contrast
- 13. Fitting very closely → tight
- 15. The number 3 → three
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