Category 1
The teacher gave Robbie a zero becasue he cheated/ he had cheated in the exam
had cheated
They didn't win the match although they were training / had trained every evening
had trained
I cleaned / had cleaned the house when I got home. It looked great
cleaned
When we arrived the match had started / started. We got there just in time and saw the whole match !
started
My son got injured while he played / was playing basketball last Saturday
was playing
I was very late. When I arrived, the conference _____.
a. was already starting
b. started
c. had already started
c. had already started
When he heard the police knocking on the door, he _______ under the bed.
a. hid
b. had hiden
c. was hiding
a. hid
The police arrested him because he ________ a gun.
a. carried
b. was carrying
c. had carried
b. was carrying
When they arrived at the police station, he said that he ________ anything wrong.
a. didn't do
b. wasn't doing
c. hadn't done
c. hadn't done
When he said that he loved me, I knew that he ___________.
a. lied
b. was lying
c. had lied
b. was lying
They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
got
She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
had bought
I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
was running
What .......... she .......... (say) when he asked her to marry him?
did she say
When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
didn't have
I ___________ (work) there for 6 months before anybody (speak) _____________ to
me.
had worked
spoke
The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He ______ __________ (never/fly) before
had never flown
Somebody sang a song I ____________ (never/hear) before.
had never heard
had never been
I was terrible at tennis yesterday. I _________ (never/play) before.
had never played
We were late. When we _______(arrive), everyone else ________(finish) their lunch and they __________(sit) in the garden having coffee.
arrived
had finished
were sitting
They __________(drive) to the airport when they suddenly____________(remember) that they _______________(not turn) off the lights.
were driving
remembered
hadn't turned
The match ______________(already/start) when we __________________( turn on ) the TV. England _____________( lose) and they ___________(play) very badly.
had already started
turned on
were losing
were playing
I _____________(not recognise) many people at my old school reunion because everyone ______________(change) a lot in twenty years.
didn't recognise, had changed
Manchester City ____________(beat) Manchester United yesterday. United _____________(win) 1-0 in the first half, but City _________(score) two goals in the second half.
beat
were winning
scored