Past Simple with Irregular Verbs
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Choose the Correct Option
100

Peter ________ (read) three books last week. 

read

100

I _____________ (look) for my keys when suddenly the power went out. 

was looking

100

Change to Past Perfect:

The motorcycle belonged to the President of the United States.


had belonged

100

Fix the mistake:

Jason was tired because he had been ran.

had been running

100

I didn't want to see the film because I had seen/saw it twice. 

had seen

200

Daisy __________ (bring) some chocolates to the birthday party.

brought

200

We ______________ (find) buried treasure on the island.

were finding

200

I _________ (be) to London many times for business. 

had been

200

Mike wanted to sit down because he _______________ (stand) all day. 

had been standing

200
Alfred worked/had worked at the bank twice a week.

worked

300

I _________ (speak) Italian to the waitress.

spoke

300
He _____________ (wait) for half an hour for the bus to arrive. 

was waiting

300

I couldn't board the plane because I ____________ (forgot) my boarding pass.

had forgotten

300

Create a negative sentence:

Gwen __________(cook) when the kids came into the kitchen

had not been cooking; hadn't been cooking

300

By the time Julia had left/left the mall, she spent/had spent all of her money on clothes. 

had left, had spent

400

The children _______ (sleep) in the car.

slept
400
The dogs __________ (run) around the yard very fast. 

were running

400

It was the most beautiful girl I __________ (ever, see).

had ever seen

400

Make a negative sentence:

Claire and Jamie were happy because they _________ (look) forward to their vacation.

had not been looking; hadn't been looking

400

He had mugged/mugged three people by the time the police had arrived/arrived.

had mugged; arrived

500

They ______ (fly) to Madrid.

flew

500

I ____________ (cut up) vegetables when my son came home.

was cutting up

500

We ________ (own) our car for 10 years before it broke down. 

had owned

500

______ the girls _________ (practice) their routines when the bell rang?

Had the girls been practicing

500

When Anne had opened/opened the front door, she realized that someone broke in/had broken in.

opened; had broken in