Question

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense- Past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

1. After they _______ (have) a cup of tea, they _______ (have) some cake.

2. They _______ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _______ (watch) TV, the lights _______ (go) out.

4. He _______ (tell) me that he _______ (see) a lion.

5. He _______ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _______ (call) the police, he _______ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _______ (wash) her hair when her baby _______ (start) to cry.

8. After he _______ (work) hard, he _______ (feel) ill.

9. He _______ (leave) the room after I _______ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he _______ (find) the key, he _______ (open) the door.

11. While he _______ (play) computer games, she _______ (read).

12. They _______ (sell) everything before they _______ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He _______ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I _______ (clean) the room, Mary _______ (come) home.

15. After he _______ (finish) school, he _______ (start) to work in a factory.

Answer 1

1. After they ___had had____ (have) a cup of tea, they ____had___ (have) some cake.

2. They ___bought____ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _____was watching__ (watch) TV, the lights ___went____ (go) out.

4. He _____told__ (tell) me that he _had seen______ (see) a lion.

5. He ___went____ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _had called______ (call) the police, he ___called____ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _____was washing__ (wash) her hair when her baby _____started__ (start) to cry.

8. After he ____had worked___ (work) hard, he _____felt__ (feel) ill.

9. He ___left ____ (leave) the room after I ___had explained____ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he __had found_____ (find) the key, he ___opened____ (open) the door.

11. While he ___was playing____ (play) computer games, she ___was reading____ (read).

12. They ____had sold___ (sell) everything before they ___moved____ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He __visited_____ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I ___was cleaning____ (clean) the room, Mary __came_____ (come) home.

15. After he _____had finished__ (finish) school, he ____started___ (start) to work in a factory.