Put the verb into the right form.
1. Our company (start) _____________ business in 1995.
2. We (order) _____________ the goods two months ago.
3. I (send) _____________ you the letter last week.
4. We (receive) _____________ your order yesterday.
5. The postman (come) _____________ in, (give) _____________ me the documents and (leave) _____________ .
6. When I (arrive) _____________ , Anne was talking on the phone.
7. I (get / not) _____________ your letter yesterday.
8. Mister O'Brian (be / not) _____________ in the office last week.
9. (Sarah / go) _____________ to the trade fair on Thursday?
10. (you / ring) _____________ me ten minutes ago?
5. Past Continuous
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Put the verb into the right form.
11. esterday at six, John (drive) to the airport.
12. While Claire (have) _____________ lunch in the cantine, Mary and Will (talk) _____________ to a customer.
13. I (prepare) _____________ the invoice, when my computer suddenly crashed.
14. When we (sit) _____________ in the meeting, Joseph suddenly got a hiccup.
15. I (gossip / not) _____________ with Amy when you came in - we (discuss) _____________ a serious problem.
16. Bob and I (walk) _____________ to the office, when it suddenly started to rain.
17. During the week of the conference, I (stay) _____________ at a nice B&B.
18. Where (you / stay) _____________ during your time in London?
19. Who (do) _____________ my job while I was in hospital?
20. When I got up this morning, my mom (cook) _____________ breakfast.
6. Past Perfect
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Put the verb into the right form.
21. Without any reason, the customer returned the goods that we (deliver) _____________ .
22. Before Ellen could say anything, Cindy (hang up) _____________ the phone.
23. When William was employed, I (work / already) _____________ here for three years.
24. I (start / just) _____________ to type the letter, when the phone rang.
25. When I (send) _____________the mail, I realised that I (forget) _____________to attach the file.
26. Sue and Tom are best friends, though before the meeting last month they (know / not even) _____________each other.
27. Catherine (meet / not) _____________Phil Brown before the trade fair in May.
28. We spoke about the conference that (take place) _____________ the week before.
29. After the meeting I thanked Misses Last, who (manage) _____________everything.
30. (you / gain) _____________experiences in that field before you started to work for us?
