Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple or the Past Perfect

1. When their mom__came_(come) home last night, the children__had eaten_(eat) their dinner

2. Yesterday i_saw__(see) a woman who__once had visited__(once visit) us before

3. It started rain and i___remembered ___(remember) that i__had forgot__(forget) to close my bedroom windown

4. Last night i_found__(find) a book that i__had never read__(never read)

5. We__tried__(try) to change the plane tickets but it was too late they__had already edited__(already edit) the boarding pass

1 had missed

2 had been performing

3 hadn't seen

4 had been watching

5 had eaten

6 had been crying

1 took - was flying

2 was having - was reading

3 Have you ever eaten

4 had - lived

5 Have .... eaten - had bought

6 were jogging - bit

7 fell-broke

8 was driving - crashed

9 had promised- didn't come -was

10 Did the candidate make - didn't 

11 couldn't swim - was

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets , using the Past simple , the Past continuous or the Past perfect .

1/ Helena ..........had received......... ( receive ) hospital treatment for a year before the doctors finally ...........told........ ( tell ) her their diagnosis .

2/ Julia ............had tried............ ( try ) several computer dating agencies by the time she .............met........... ( meet) and ........fell........ ( fall ) in love with George .

3/ Sharon eventually ...........found........... ( find ) the job she ...........wanted............. ( want ) last year , although she .......had graduated........ ( graduate ) the year before .

4/ When the doctor .........arrived....... ( arrive ) at the scene of the accident , he ..........realized............ ( realize ) the victim .......was still breathing......... ( still / breathe ) .

5/ The workmen .........had spent......... ( spend ) all morning digging the trench , and by lunchtime they ........finished......... ( finish ) it

6/ When the ship ..........hit........... ( hit ) the reef , most of the crew ...........were playing............ ( play ) cards , and the passengers .........were having........... ( have ) dinner .

7/ When she ...........was.......... ( be ) a child , she always .........wanted.......... ( want ) to do the most dangerous things .

8/ I suddenly .........recognized......... ( recognize ) the town square . I ..........had been............. ( be ) there ten years before .

9/ When Oscar ...........went.......... ( go ) back into the room , his colleagues ............were still quarrelling.......... ( still / quarrel ) about the coffee .

10/ I ............didn't answer............. ( not answer ) the phone immediately , because I .......was trying........ ( try ) to finish some work .

1. They was helping the flood victims at 10 o'clock last night.

(Họ đang giúp đỡ những nạn nhân của trận lũ vào 10 giờ đêm qua.)

2. It wasn't snowing when I left home this afternoon.

(Lúc mình rời khỏi nhà vào chiều nay thì trời không có tuyết.)

3. While she was working the field, the tornado came.

(Khi cô ấy đang làm việc trên cánh đồng thì lốc xoáy đến.)

4. - What were you doing at 9 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu làm gì vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

- I was watching the news about a volcanic eruption.

(Lúc đó mình đang xem tin tức về một vụ núi lửa phun trào.)

5. - Were you crying when I saw you two days ago?

(Có phải cậu đang khóc lúc mình thấy cậu hai ngày trước không?)

- No, I wasn't. (Không phải.)

Simple past- present perfect- past perfect
1. When I(arrive)..........ARRIVED...................... home last night, I discovered that Jane(prepare)..........WAS PREPARING................. a beautiful candle- lit dinner
2. Since I began I(perform)......PERFORMING......................................... in two days, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I(speak, never even).......HAVE NEVER SPOKEN................................... publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting(begin, already)..........WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEGUN............................. without me. My boss(be)......WAS........................... furious with me and I(be)..........................WAS................ fired
4. When I(turn)..............TURNED.......................... the radio on yesterday. I(hear)..........HEARD............................. a song that was popular when I was in high school I(hear, not)..............................HAVE HEARD..................... the song in year, and it(bring)............BROUGHT.......................... back some great memories
5. Last week, I(run)...................RAN................. into an ex- girld friend of mine. We (see, not)......................HAVEN'T SEEN...................... each other in years, and both of us(change)...........HAS CHANGED....................... that I(ask).............ASKED......................... her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner
6. Jane sent a letter to her university after she(receive)..........HAD RECEIVED.................................. her scholarship
7. John(live)............................HAS LIVED.............. in Miama for one year when his parents came to visit

1 Sharon ...found...(find) the job she wanted last year, although she ..had graduted.(graduate) the year before

2 When the doctor...arrived(arrive) at the scene of the accicdent, he(realize)realized the victim ..was still breathing..(still,breath)

3 The workmen ..had spent..(spend) all morning digging the trench, and by lunchtime they ..finished.(finish) it

4 When the ship.hit..(hit) the reef, most of the crew .were playing..(play) cards, and the passengers..were having..(have) dinner

5 When she ..was.(be) a child, she always..wanted.(want) to do the most dangerous things

6 I suddenly .recognized...( recognize) the town square. I .have been..(be) there 10 years before

7 When Oscar ..went.(go) back to he room, his colleagues ..were still quarrelling.(still, quarrel) about the coffee

8 I..won't answer..(not, answer) the phone because I...am trying.(try) to finish some work

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple.

1..DID..they(thank)...THANK.....you when you give them the money?

2.This time last time we (have)..HAD.....a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work)...WERE WORKING.....so hard.

3.When Nam(get)....GOT.......home,his father ( do).......WAS DOING........the gardening while his mother ( perpare)....WAS PREPARING.......dinner.

4.When I (arrive).......ARRIVED.......at his flat,he(still,sleep)........WAS STILL SLEEPING..........

5.She (water)......WAS WATERING......the flowers in the garden whlie her next door neighbour (chat)..........WAS CHATTING.............with her over the fence.

6.As we (cross)..........WERE CROSSING....the street,we (see)....SAW.........an accident.

7.Who ( be)...........WAS...the man you (talk).....WERE TALKING.......to? I (see)....SAW.....him at the gate when I (come)........WAS COMING........in.

8.We(wait)...WERE WAITING......for the bus when he (pass).......PASSED......by and (offer).....OFFERED.......us a lift.

9.When the students ( hear)........HEARD....the bell,the(get).....GOT.....up and (leave)........LEFT.........

10.The bell(ring)...RANG............while Tom (have)........WAS HAVING.............a bath

11.The children(play)..........WERE PLAYING......football when their mother (come)....CAME.....back home.

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple

1. .....Did.....they(thank).....thank.....you give them the money?

2. This time last time we (have).....had.....a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work).......were working.....so hard.

3. When Nam(get).....got.....home,his father (do).....was doing.....the gardening while his mother (perpare).....was perparing.....dinner.

4. When i (arrive).....arrived.....at his flat,he(still,sleep).....still sleeping.....

5. She (water).....was watering.....the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbour (chat).....was chatting.....with her over the fence.

6. As we (cross).....were crossing.....the street,we (see).....saw.....an accident.

7. Who (be).....was.....the man you (talk).....were talking.....to? I (see).....saw.....him at the gate when i (come).....was coming.....in

8. We(wait).....were waiting.....for the bus when he (pass).....passed.....by and (offer).....offered.....us a lift.

9. When the students (hear).....heard.....the bell,the(get).....got.....up and (leave).....left.....

10. The bell(ring).....rang.....while Tom (have).....was having.....a bath

11. The children(play).....were playing.....football when their mother (come).....came.....back home

1.Kevin (go)........had gone......home by the time I arrived.

2.Ethan suddenly realized that he (leave).........had left.........his laptop on the train.

3.Mum was annoyed because I (not clean)......hadn't cleaned.......my room.

4..........Had.........they(study)......studied....English before they went to the USA?

5.We were hungry because we (not eat)...............hadn't eaten................

6.My phone didn't work because I (not charge).......hadn't charged..........it

7.Why didn't you want to watch the film? -.......Had...........you(see).....seen.....it before?

8.Sally was embarrassed because she )forget)......had forgotten...........her dad's birthday.

9.I(never/see)...........had never seen............such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

10.I did not have any money because I (lose)....had lost......my wallet

11.Tony knew Istanbul so well because he (visit)............had visited..............the city several times.

12.We were not able to get a hotel room because we (book)....hadn't booked.......in advance.