Past tenses 1
Past tenses 2
Past tenses 3
Past tenses 4
Past tenses 5
100

He _____________ (go) to school yesterday morning.

went

100

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

were playing

100

When I came, Tom ____________ ( just / finish ) eating breakfast.

had just finished

100

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

lost

100

She ____________ (cook) when I came.

was cooking

200

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

didn't see

200

Where _______ (be) you last night?

were

200

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

had prepared

200

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

was he doing

200

They stole our car while we __________ ( not look ).

weren't looking

300

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

left - went

300

_____ you ever ____ (try) canoeing? Yes, _____. I ______ it 2 years ago.

Have tried/ I have / tried

300

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

had taken - said

300

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

Had George been - was it

300

When we ___________ ( get ) to the post office the door ___________ ( lock ).

got - was locked

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

400

Before I ________ ( meet ) him, I ________ ( see ) him a few times while he __________ ( give ) a speech in public.

met - had seen - was giving

400

Even though they __________ ( live ) in Spain for a few years before they _________ ( return ) to Poland, neither of them __________ ( can ) speak a word of Spanish.

had lived - returned - could

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

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

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

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

was talking - realized - had - started