Verb Tense Toss Up
He _______ when she called. (answer / simple past)
He answered when she called.
want
had wanted
I ______ not ________ far enough, so I lost. (jump)
When had he ____________ (walk) the Pacific Crest trail?
When had he walked the Pacific Crest trail?
She told me that she had _______________ her mom every day when she was on vacation. (call)
She told me that she had called her mom every day when she was on vacation.
She _____ _________ her answer for for a while, but she hasn't wanted to tell him. (know / present perfect)
She has known her answer for for a while, but she hasn't wanted to tell him.
leave
had left
Mike had _______ __________ anything by the time we got there. (not / cook)
Mike had not cooked anything by the time we got there.
Why had she ______________ (decide) to become a doctor?
Why had she decided to become a doctor?
The family ______ ________ a movie to celebrate New Year's Eve. (watch)
The family had watched a movie to celebrate New Year's Eve.
They ______ _______ _______ the scientists would find a cure. (hope/ present perfect progressive)
They have been hoping the scientists would find a cure.
be
had been
Bilal _______ _______ __________ his parents before they left for the Philippines. (not / see)
Bilal had not seen his parents before they left for the Philippines.
How __________ she __________ all the cake by herself? (eat)
How had she eaten all the cake by herself?
_____ ______ _______ all her money on clothes, so she did not have enough to pay for dinner, but she didn't care because she liked her new purchases.
(she / spend)
She had spent all her money on clothes, so she did not have enough to pay for dinner, but she didn't care because she liked her new purchases.
When I ________ (be) a child, I _____________ (want) to be a pilot.
When I was a child, I really wanted to be a pilot.
cost
had cost
He couldn't pay for the groceries because ____ _____ ______ _______ his wallet. (he / not / bring)
He couldn't pay for the groceries because he had not brought his wallet.
___________ they __________ anything to stop the leak before the pipes burst? (do)
Had they done anything to stop the leak before the pipes burst?
Ahmed did not need to study the multiplication tables. He ______ already _______ them in 3rd grade.
Ahmed did not need to study the multiplication tables. He had already memorized them in 3rd grade.
Before I _______ (meet) my husband, I ____ _______ to Germany twice. (travel)
Before I met my husband, I had traveled to Germany twice.
have
had had
The children ____ _____ ___________ their chores by the time the guests arrived, so their parents were disappointed.
What are 2 ways you could fill in these blanks?
The children had not done their chores by the time the guests arrived, so their parents were disappointed.
Will also accept...
had not completed
had not finished
had not started
On our vacation, I kept wondering if _____ ______ ______ (I/pay) the bill before we left.
On our vacation, I kept wondering if I had paid the bill before we left.
The young boy _____ ______ ___________ with adults several times before he went on his own. (go shopping)
The young boy had gone shopping with adults several times before he went on his own.