past simple / past continuous
FIELD 1
past simple/ past continuous
FIELD 2
Mixed
Past simple / past perfect simple
FIELD 4
past simple / past perfect continuous
FIELD 5
100

He _____________ (go) to school yesterday morning.

went

100

They __________ ( play ) computer games until 3 pm yesterday.

were playing

100

She ____________ (cook) when I came.

was cooking

100

I _____________ ( lose ) my phone when I was on the bus.

lost

100

I ______ (wait) for hours, so I ________ (be) glad when the bus finally arrived. 

had been waiting - was

200

Jack _____________ (not / see ) the car when he was in the street.

didn't see

200

Where _______ (be) you last night?

were

200

While everybody _________ ( talk) about their plans for the future, I __________ (realise) that I _______ (have) no plans at all. That was when I __________ (start) seriously thinking about my future.

was talking - realised - had - started

200

A group of young students _________ (prepare) the final project before the teacher asked for it.

had prepared 

200

We ____________ (run) for 50 minuted when you _____ (see) us.

had been running - saw

300

We _________ (leave ) home at 9.00 and then we ___________ (go) straight to the bus stop.

left - went

300

What _______ ( he / do) outside at 6.00 in the morning?

was he doing 

300

When we _________ (finish) everything , we all _________ (decide) to go out to dinner. Unfortunately we ______ ( not / have ) a lot of money so we ____________ (not / can) order anything expensive.

finished - decided - didn't have - couldn't

300

______________ ( George / be ) there before or ______________ ( it / be ) his first time?

Had George been - was it

300

The boss _______ (talk) to clients all morning, so she really ________ (want) a break. 

had been talking - wanted

400

While Jane ____________ (wait ) for the bus, she ____________ ( notice ) a man running out of the shop. He _________ (hold) a gun in his hand.

was waiting - noticed - was holding

400

As I ____________ (look for) for my phone in my handbag, someone ____________ (grab) it and __________ (run) away with it.

was looking for- grabbed - ran

400

By the time the train _________ (reach) the station, I _________ ( eat ) a whole bag of potato chips and I _________ ( feel ) sick to my stomach.

reached - had eaten - felt/was feeling

400

Before I ________ ( meet ) him, I ________ ( see ) him a few times giving speeches in public. 

met - had seen 

400

I ______ (drink) coffee all morning, so by lunchtime I ______ (feel) strange. 

had been drinking - felt 

500

After Mark ____________ ( finish ) his homework, he _____________ ( go ) online to play Minecraft with his friends. While he _________ (play), his computer suddenly _________ (break ) down.

finished/had finished - went - was playing - broke

500

When I ________ ( enter ) the room I ________ (be) shocked to see that everyone ________ ( sit ) while Jack __________ (show) photos from his trip .

entered - was - was sitting - was showing

500

I asked her if she _________ ( take ) it, but she _________ ( say ) she hadn't.

had taken - said

500

First Bella ___________ (not/ know ) what to wear to the party, but then she ___________ (decide) to put on the dress she ____________ (buy) at her friend's shop. It __________ (be ) the perfect choice.

didn't know - decided - had bought - was

500

It _______ (rain) and the pavement _______ (be) covered with puddles. 

had been raining - was