PAST TIME REVIEW
I. Past simple or Past Continuous?
1. What ................you (do)...................... when you (hear) .........................the bell?
2. While they (dance)......................., thieves (break)............. into the house and (steal)........... a lot of money.
4. He (stand)................................... at the bus stop. I asked him what bus he (wait)............................
5. At 8 o’clock last night we (watch)........................... television.
6. He (break)................................ his arm when he (play)........................... tennis.
7. We (have) ...................................lunch when we (hear)................................ the news.
8. Kylie (make)............................... her first film when she (be)........................ 21.
9. At midnight, I (sleep).................................., but Jane (listen).............................to music.
10. I (break)................my leg when Tony and I (practice)...............................for the school sports day.
11. Teacher: How did you get to the hospital?
James: Well, I (lie)...........................on the ground wondering what to do when, all of a sudden, I (see) ................my next door neighbour. He (take).............................his dog for a walk.
II. Past Simple or Past Perfect?
1. .............you (hear)................about the accident before you (see)...............it on TV?
2. By the time I (arrive)..........................., everyone (leave).................................!
3. Steve (already/see) ...........................the film, so he (not come)...................... with us to the cinema.
4. Tina (not finish)...............................doing the housework by seven o’clock, so she (call)................ Andrea to tell her she would be late.
5. ..............you (just/speak)......................to Billy when I rang?
6. The car (break down)....................just after we (set off)..............................
7. I (not eat)............................anything at the party because I (already/eat).............................at home.
III. Fill in the gaps using the past perfect continuous form of the verbs below
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1. They .......................................for a house for ages before they finally found one they liked.
2. Jim and Emma were happy. They ......................................... computer games all afternoon.
3. Chris finally found the perfect guitar after he ...........................................all morning.
4.They .............................................for three hours before they stopped to look at the map.
5. Kevin was stressed. He ..........................................to solve the Maths problem for over an hour.
6. Max had a headache because he ...............................................on his computer for hours.
IV. Choose the correct item
1. Angela ........................read a book but she fell asleep.
A. would B. was going to C. used to
2. Charlie .........................the dog when it started to rain.
A. walked B. had been walking C. was walking
3. He watched TV.....................he had finished his homework.
A. before B. after C. until
4. The game.......................by the time they arrive.
A. had finished B. had been finishing C. finished
5. Paul’s eyes were red; he .............................for hours.
A. was reading B. had been reading C. had read
6. I .............................Matthew for a long time.
A. wasn’t seeing B. haven’t been seeing C. haven’t seen
7. When I was young, I .....................take dance lessons.
A. used to B. would C. was going to
8. The concert ..........................before I arrived.
A. had started B. started C. was starting
9. By 3 o’clock, Steve.................all the house.
A. cleaned B. had cleaned C. was cleaning
10. At noon today, I ...................in the part.
A. jogged B. had jogged C. was jogging
11. My friends ..................at my house at 6 o’clock.
A. arrived B. had arrived C. were arriving
12. Jane couldn’t open her door, she .............................her keys.
A. forgot B. had forgotten C. was forgetting
13. It’s too noisy here but I’ll ....................it.
A. used to B. get used to C. been used to
14. She was cooking while the children.................
A. had slept B. slept C. were sleeping
15. She .....................the house and got into her car.
A. had left B. was leaving C. left
16. As I was leaving the house, Jane...............
A. called B. was calling C. had called
17. John was dirty. He .......................in the garden.
A. was working B. had worked C. had been working
18. Tammy was tired. She .....................................all day.
A. studied B. had been studying C. was studying
19. This time last week, I..........................an exam.
A. sat B. had been sitting C. was sitting
20. It was a chilly evening. A strong wind...................and clouds were covering the sky.
A. was blowing B. blew C. had blown
V. Write sentences using the prompts. One verb must be in the past perfect simple
1. we / just / hear / the news / when / you / ring.
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2. I / already / think of / that / before / you / suggest / it.
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3. When / I / turn on / the TV / the programme / already / start
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4. she / be / hungry / because / she / not / eat / anything / all day.
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5. by the time / I / leave / school / I / decide / to become / a musician.
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VI. Give the correct past forms
1. He had a backache. He (dig).............................................the garden.
2. He was angry. He (argue)........................................................with his daughter.
3. Marilyn Monroe (act).......................................in a lot of films.
4. Michael Jackson (make)............................................a lot of records.
5. She (wait).....................................for an hour before the bus came.
6. John (already / cook).........................................................dinner before Ann came.
7. She had a terrible headache. She (read)...................................................all day.
8. He was tired. He (swim)........................................................for hours.
9. She (clean)...............................................the window when she fell of the ladder.
10. Alexander Fleming (discover)...................................penicillin in 1928.
11. She (type)........................................................a letter while she (talk)....................................on the phone.
12. It was the first time she (read)............................................a play by Shakespeare.
13. He (turn).............................off the light and lay down on his bed.
14. This time last week, I (sunbathe).............................................on the beach.
The streets were wet because it had been raining all night.
He was tired because he had been running for 1 hour
