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Skip to main content LANGUAGE SWITCHER HEADER MENU Free Brochure Kaplan International Home MAIN MENU - EN SIGN UP NOW! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG First name Last name Email address KEEP ME UPDATED We don't share your personal information with any third parties. travel in past tense English Grammar Exercises Learn English QUICK ENGLISH: PAST TENSES TO TALK ABOUT VACATION candida 29 August, 2012 August is a popular month for vacations, but now that the month is over, it's useful to know how to tell people about what you did. This post will cover how to talk about your past summer plans with the Simple Present, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect Continuous tenses. Simple Past Tense (verb+ed or irregular verb past tense) Use the simple past to express something about your vacation that finished at a specific time. This tense is for talking about what you did during your vacation, because all the actions ended at a specific time. Example: This year, my family and I went to the Seychelles for a week. It was so much fun! We traveled around the islands and ate lots of delicious food. Past Continuous Tense (was/were + present participle) Use the past continuous to talk about a longer action in the past that was interrupted. (Use the simple past to talk about the interruption.) This tense is good for explaining moments that happened during your vacation. The past continuous tense helps give stories a context, or more meaning. Example: Once, when we were sitting on the beach, a crab crawled over my leg! I was reading my book when I felt something strange. I saw it and freaked out. Then, when we were having dinner at the best restaurant in Seychelles, my mother saw George Clooney! She was so excited, but I didn't really care. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (had been + present participle) Use the past perfect continuous to show something that started in the past, and continued until a later time, also in the past. This tense is useful for talking about things that happened before your holiday, but ended when your holiday started. Examples: I had been waiting so long for this holiday that when it started, I felt like I was dreaming. My sister had been studying for her exams before the holiday so she could relax while we were in the Seychelles. Test Your Knowledge What tense is each of the italicized verb phrases? 1. I had been trying for months to save money for holiday. 2. Marco came with me to Brussels for the weekend. 3. I was at the beach for hours! 4. Eleni was sipping a cocktail by the pool when I arrived. 5. We had been climbing Mount Royal for an hour before we took a break. Now that you've figured out the answers, check the answer key to see if you are correct. Did you go on vacation? What did you do on vacation? Share it with us in the comments or on our facebook page! 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Coolest Quotes About Taking a Vacation The following are some of the best vacation quotes that will inspire you to plan for the next getaway. 1 Laughter makes you forget your troubles even for a short while. 2 A good vacation always gives you memories to smile about. 3 A good vacation takes long enough to make you long for work. 4 When you have fun, it's never enough. 5 The memories you create matter very much. 6 A good vacation is when you let everything go. 7 It's all about free time. 8 The best sign to know it's time to head back home. 9 Vacation kind of just plans itself naturally. 10 It's exciting every time. 11 Vacation is meant to make you appreciate your work. 12 When you are wise, you know the importance of a vacation. 13 Another name for vacation is a break. 14 There is always something to come back with. 15 It's a matter of exhausting the opportunity. 16 Necessity indeed! 17 We get lost in our jobs, so vacations help us find ourselves. 18 Best part is knowing that you have the right to do nothing. 19 Quotes about vacation are all about taking a break from everything. 20 Vacation is the best time to explore and learn. 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