Past Simple - Advanced Use
1. The documents ___ on the desk when I arrived.
a) are
b) was
c) had been
d) were
d) were
CHOOSE THE QUESTION FOR THE NEXT TEAM!
1. I ___ about quitting when the promotion came through.
a) was thinking
b) thought
c) had thought
d) am thinking
a) was thinking
SWAP POINTS WITH ANOTHER TEAM!
1. He ___ the report when the manager ___ in.
a) finished / was walking
b) was finishing / walked
c) had finished / walks
d) finishes / walked
b) was finishing / walked
SWAP POINTS WITH ANOTHER TEAM!
1. By the time the meeting started, everyone ___ their reports.
a) submitted
b) had submitted
c) was submitting
d) submits
b) had submitted
IF THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION, YOU WIN!
1. While I ___ the report, my colleague ___ the presentation.
a) had written / prepares
b) wrote / prepared
c) was writing / was preparing
d) write / was preparing
c) was writing / was preparing
RESET YOUR SCORE TO ZERO!
2. Not only ___ he forget her birthday, but he also missed their dinner.
a) was
b) did
c) had
d) does
b) did
DOUBLE YOUR SCORE!
2. While the guests ___, the staff were still setting up.
a) had arrived
b) arrived
c) were arriving
d) arrive
c) were arriving
CHOOSE AGAIN!
2. While I ___ to explain, she ___ me off.
a) try / cut
b) tried / was cutting
c) had tried / cuts
d) was trying / cut
d) was trying / cut
HALVE YOUR SCORE!
2. She ___ the presentation before the projector ___ down.
a) finishes / broke
b) finished / was breaking
c) was finishing / breaks
d) had finished / broke
d) had finished / broke
GIVE 1000 POINTS TO ANOTHER TEAM!
2. He ___ the door just as I ___ to knock.
a) opens / was about
b) was opening / had
c) had opened / was
d) opened / was about
d) opened / was about
TAKE 1000 POINTS FROM ANOTHER TEAM!
3. She said she ___ the email, but I never received it.
a) sent
b) had sent
c) was sending
d) sends
a) sent
CHOOSE ONE TEAM TO SKIP THEIR NEXT TURN!
3. What ___ you ___ when the fire alarm went off?
a) are / doing
b) did / do
c) had / done
d) were / doing
d) were / doing
TRIPLE BOMB!
3. What ___ they ___ when the power went out?
a) had / done
b) did / do
c) were / doing
d) do / did
c) were / doing
CHOOSE THE NEXT TEAM'S QUESTION!
3. What ___ you ___ before the interview began?
a) had / prepared
b) did / prepare
c) were / preparing
d) do / prepared
a) had / prepared
DOUBLE BOMB!
3. What ___ you ___ when the power ___ out?
a) did / do / was going
b) were / doing / went
c) had / done / goes
d) do / did / went
b) were / doing / went
CHOOSE ANOTHER TEAM TO GET THESE POINTS!
4. Rarely ___ they admit they made a mistake.
a) had
b) do
c) did
d) were
c) did
DOUBLE BOMB!
4. She ___ constantly during the meeting, which annoyed everyone.
a) interrupted
b) was interrupting
c) had interrupted
d) interrupts
b) was interrupting
DOUBLE FREE POINTS!
4. The students ___ quietly when the principal suddenly ___.
a) were working / entered
b) worked / was entering
c) had worked / enters
d) work / entered
a) were working / entered
DOUBLE POINTS!
4. He ___ for hours before they finally ___.
a) waited / were arriving
b) had waited / arrived
c) was waiting / arrive
d) waits / arrived
b) had waited / arrived
YOU GET THE SAME SURPRISE AS THE LAST TEAM!
4. She ___ asleep after she ___ the movie.
a) fell / had finished
b) was falling / finished
c) had fallen / finishes
d) falls / finished
a) fell / had finished
HALF POINTS!
5. The moment he ___ the news, he called his parents.
a) hears
b) was hearing
c) had heard
d) heard
d) heard
BONUS 1,000!
5. At 9 p.m., we ___ dinner and discussing the project.
a) have
b) had
c) had had
d) were having
d) were having
FREE POINTS!
5. I ___ to reach him all day, but he never answered.
a) had tried
b) tried
c) was trying
d) try
c) was trying
BONUS 500!
5. They ___ the documents before the manager ___ in.
a) were signing / walks
b) signed / was walking
c) had signed / walked
d) sign / walked
c) had signed / walked
BOMB!
5. They ___ for the bus when it suddenly ___.
a) had waited / arrives
b) waited / was arriving
c) were waiting / arrived
d) wait / arrived
c) were waiting / arrived
CHOOSE THE NEXT TEAM'S QUESTION!