Question

Complete the gaps using an appropriate past form of the verb.  Garry 11.___________ (teach) in Manchester for 12 year before he 12.____________ (get) a post in Oxford.  13.______________ (you/see) the lightning last night? – No, I 14.____________ (sleep). Mike was tired. He 15.__________ (clean) the house since early in the morning. What 16. ____________ (Jill/say) when I _____________ (walk) in? – Oh, nothing. She 17. ___________ (talk) about her mum.  They 18.______________(wait) for two hours before Ann finally 19._________ (arrive). By the time Bob 20.______________ (come) home, Laura 21.___________(cook) dinner. Harry 22.____________________ (write) several pages before he 23._____________(realize) he was off the point. James 23.__________ (paint) the house for hours before he 24.____________ (take) a break. He 25. __________ (just/ finish) packing his backpack, when Jill 26.______________(arrive). Who 27. ______________ (you/talk) to on the phone when I 28. ____________ (come) in?

Answer 1

11 had been teaching 12 got

13 did you see 14 was sleeping

15 had been cleaning

16 was Jill saying -walked 17 was talking

18 had been waiting 19 arrived

20 came 21 had cooked

22 had written 23 realized

24 had been painting 26 took

27 were you talking 28 came

Answer 2

11.was teaching
12.got
13.Did you see
14.was sleeping
15.cleaned
16.Did Jill say when i was walking in
17.was talking
18.were waiting
19.arrived
20.came
21.was cooking
22.was writing
23.realized
23.was painting
24.took
25.has just finished
26.arrived
27.were you talking
28.came

Answer 3

 Garry taught in Manchester for 12 years before he got a post in Oxford.  Did you see the lightning last night? – No, I was sleeping.  Mike was tired. He had been cleaning the house since early in the morning.  What did Jill say when I walked in? – Oh, nothing. She was talking about her mum.  They had been waiting for two hours before Ann finally arrived.  By the time Bob came home, Laura had been cooking dinner.  Harry had written several pages before he realized he was off the point.  James had been painting the house for hours before he took a break.  He had just finished packing his backpack when Jill arrived.  Who were you talking to on the phone when I came in?