Question

Put the following verbs in the correct PAST TENSES

1. My parents (not travel) ………………………. much when they were young.

2. I (chat) ………………………. to my friend for an hour on the phone yesterday.

3. He (stay) ………………………. at a fantastic hotel on holiday last summer.

4. I don’t want to go and see the film because I (see) ………………………. it last week.

5. I (meet) ………………………. Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago.

6. Jenny (wait) ………………………. for me when I arrived.

7. Last night I (read) ……………………. in bed when suddenly I (hear) ………………………. a scream.

8. Yesterday, George (fall) ……………………. off the ladder while he (paint) …………………. the ceiling.

9. While Mike (watch) ………………………. TV, Sheila (do) ………………………. the washing up.

10. While the football teams (warm) ……………………. up, the fans (wave) …………………. their flags.

11. After I (post) ……………………. the letter, I (realize) ……………………. that I (write) ……………………. the wrong address.

12. They (go) ………………………. home after they (finish) ………………………. their homework.

13. They (already leave) ………………………. the village before the Sun (rise) ……………………….. .

14. As soon as she (finish) ……………….……. cleaning the floors, she (start) …………………. gardening.

15. All the tickets (be) ………………………. sold before the concert began.

Answer 1

1. My parents (not travel) …didn't travel……………………. much when they were young.

2. I (chat) ………chatted………………. to my friend for an hour on the phone yesterday.

3. He (stay) ……………stayed…………. at a fantastic hotel on holiday last summer.

4. I don’t want to go and see the film because I (see) ……………saw…………. it last week.

5. I (meet) …………met……………. Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago.

6. Jenny (wait) ………was waiting………………. for me when I arrived.

7. Last night I (read) ………was reading……………. in bed when suddenly I (hear) ……heard…………………. a scream.

8. Yesterday, George (fall) ……fell………………. off the ladder while he (paint) ……………was painting……. the ceiling.

9. While Mike (watch) ………was watching………………. TV, Sheila (do) ……………was doing…………. the washing up.

10. While the football teams (warm) ……was warming………………. up, the fans (wave) ……………waved……. their flags.

11. After I (post) …………had posted…………. the letter, I (realize) …………realized…………. that I (write) ……had written………………. the wrong address.

12. They (go) …………went……………. home after they (finish) ……………had finished…………. their homework.

13. They (already leave) …had already left……………………. the village before the Sun (rise) …………rose…………….. .

14. As soon as she (finish) …had finished…………….……. cleaning the floors, she (start) …started………………. gardening.

15. All the tickets (be) ………had been ………………. sold before the concert began.