Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. 1. My dad ___________ (drink) his morning coffee before I ___________ (get up) yesterday. 2. I ___________ (read) a magazine when someone ___________ (ring) at the door. 3. The pupils ___________ (talk) loudly when the teacher ___________ (come) into the classroom. 4. He ___________ (wash) the car for an hour before I ___________ (come) to help him. 5. What ___________ (Jack/do) while his little brother ___________ (play) with his Lego blocks? 6. By the time Mick and Sally ___________ (reach) the railway station , the train ___________ (leave). 7. We ___________ (clean) the bathrooms yesterday. 8. It ___________ (rain) when I ___________ (go) to school last Monday. 9. After I ___________ (cook) dinner, I ___________ (have ) a nap. 10. Seth ___________ (ride) his bike when he ___________ (fall) off and ___________ (hurt) his arm. 11. ___________ (you/borrow) 200 € from Phil before you ___________ (buy) a new laptop? 12. Melisa ___________ (work) as a nurse for thirty years before she ___________ (retire) last year. 13. Before Steve ___________ (go) to bed, he ___________ (take ) a long shower. 14. I ___________ (jog) in the park yesterday morning when I ___________ (see) Kate. 15. What ___________ (George/do) at nine o’clock last night? 16. First she ___________ (get) dressed and then she __________ (put) on make-up. 17. Last summer Frank ___________ (work) in a French restaurant to save some money for a new car. 18. Where ___________ (you/go) when you ___________ (see) the accident? 19. They ___________ (listen) carefully while the teacher ___________ (explain) the theory of relativity. 20.Before we ___________ (go) on holidays, we ___________ (lock) the door. 21. How long ___________ (they/drive) before they ___________ (stop) to have a rest? 22.By the time the lesson ___________ (finish), I ___________ (do) all my homework. 23.When I ___________ (be) a little girl I often ___________ (go) with my mum to the playground. 24.___________ (you/close) all the programs before you ___________ (turn off) the computer?

Answer 1

1 had drunk/got up

2 was reading/rang

3was talking/came

4had been washing/came

5was Jack doing/was playing

6reached/had left

7cleaned

8was raining/went

9had cooked/had

10was riding/fell...hurt

11had... borrowed/bought

12had been working/retired

13went/had been taking

14was jogging/saw

15was...doing

16had dressed/put

17worked

18are...going/saw

19was listening/was explaining

20went/had locked

21had been driving/stopped

22finished/had done

23was/went

24had closed/turned off

Answer 2

1. My dad had drunk his morning coffee before I got up yesterday.
2. I was reading a magazine when someone rang at the door.
3. The pupils were talking loudly when the teacher came into the classroom.
4. He had washed the car for an hour before I came to help him.
5. What was Jack doing while his little brother was playing with his Lego blocks?
6. By the time Mick and Sally reached the railway station, the train had left.
7. We cleaned the bathrooms yesterday.
8. It was raining when I went to school last Monday.
9. After I had cooked dinner, I had a nap.
10. Seth was riding his bike when he fell off and hurt his arm.
11. Did you borrow 200 € from Phil before you bought a new laptop?
12. Melisa had worked as a nurse for thirty years before she retired last year.
13. Before Steve went to bed, he took a long shower.
14. I was jogging in the park yesterday morning when I saw Kate.
15. What was George doing at nine o'clock last night?
16. First she got dressed and then she put on make-up.
17. Last summer Frank worked in a French restaurant to save some money for a new car.
18. Where were you going when you saw the accident?
19. They were listening carefully while the teacher explained the theory of relativity.
20. Before we went on holidays, we locked the door.
21. How long had they been driving before they stopped to have a rest?
22. By the time the lesson finished, I had done all my homework.
23. When I was a little girl, I often went with my mom to the playground.
24. Did you close all the programs before you turned off the computer?