Question

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous. 1. Nobody (know) where Smith (go). 2. A girl who (stand) under the beech tree (come) up to us. 3. Mary (speak) to Mr Boxwell when I (see) her in the corridor this morning. 4. John (park) the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses (appear) from nowhere and (stand) before him. 5. He again (come) to the village where he (live) in childhood. 6. While we (talk), there (come) a loud knock at the door. 7. He (look) into the drawing-room. The old man (sleep) peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. 8. When their visitor (leave) John and his mother (stand) near the window. 9. When he (dress), he (go) downstairs, (write) a long letter to his parents and another to his sister. 10. She (welcome) her with a bright smile and (turn) back to the offensive dandy lions she (fight) with. 11. While she (read) this notice, a middle-aged woman (appear) in the doorway. 12. When he (come) back to the conference room, he (see) that the situation (change). 13. She (sit) at the table only five minutes when a car (come). 14. Their father (be) still silent, even when they (have) coffee. 15.The three (sit) down to the meal that Susan (prepare). 16. He (sit) thinking of his wife whom he (leave) alone in Europe. 17. They (look) over the accounts together and (find) where she (make) her mistake. 18. I (be) surprised at John's failure because he (be) such a good student previously.

Answer 1

1. Nobody (knew) where Smith (had gone). 2. A girl who (was standing ) under the beech tree (came) up to us. 3. Mary (was speaking) to Mr Boxwell when I (saw) her in the corridor this morning. 4. John (was parking) the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses (appeared) from nowhere and (stood) before him. 5. He again (came) to the village where he (had lived) in childhood. 6. While we (were talking), there (came) a loud knock at the door. 7. He (looked) into the drawing-room. The old man (was sleeping) peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. 8. When their visitor (left) John and his mother (stood) near the window. 9. When he (dresssd), he (went) downstairs, (wrote) a long letter to his parents and another to his sister. 10. She (welcomed) her with a bright smile and (turned) back to the offensive dandy lions she (had been fighting) with. 11. While she (was reading) this notice, a middle-aged woman (appeared) in the doorway. 12. When he (came) back to the conference room, he (saw)  that the situation (had changed). 13. She (had been sitting) at the table only five minutes when a car (came). 14. Their father (was) still silent, even when they (had) coffee. 15.The three (sat) down to the meal that Susan (had prepared). 16. He (was sitting)  thinking of his wife whom he (had left) alone in Europe. 17. They (looked) over the accounts together and (found) where she (had made) her mistake. 18. I (was ) surprised at John's failure because he (had been) such a good student previously.

Answer 2

1. Nobody knew where Smith went. Past Indefinite: knew, went

2. A girl who was standing under the beech tree came up to us. Past Continuous: was standing, came

3. Mary was speaking to Mr. Boxwell when I saw her in the corridor this morning. Past Continuous: was speaking, saw

4. John parked the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses appeared from nowhere and stood before him. Past Indefinite: parked, appeared, stood

5. He again came to the village where he had lived in childhood. Past Indefinite: came, lived Past Perfect: had lived

6. While we were talking, there came a loud knock at the door. Past Continuous: were talking, came

7. He looked into the drawing-room. The old man was sleeping peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. Past Indefinite: looked, was sleeping

8. When their visitor left, John and his mother stood near the window. Past Indefinite: left, stood

9. When he dressed, he went downstairs, wrote a long letter to his parents and another to his sister. Past Indefinite: dressed, went, wrote

10. She welcomed her with a bright smile and turned back to the offensive dandelions she was fighting with. Past Indefinite: welcomed, turned, was fighting

11. While she was reading this notice, a middle-aged woman appeared in the doorway. Past Continuous: was reading, appeared

12. When he came back to the conference room, he saw that the situation had changed. Past Indefinite: came, saw Past Perfect: had changed

13. She sat at the table only five minutes when a car came. Past Indefinite: sat, came

14. Their father was still silent, even when they had coffee. Past Continuous: was, had

15. The three sat down to the meal that Susan had prepared. Past Indefinite: sat, prepared Past Perfect: had prepared

16. He sat thinking of his wife whom he had left alone in Europe. Past Continuous: was thinking, had left

17. They looked over the accounts together and found where she had made her mistake. Past Indefinite: looked, found Past Perfect: had made

18. I was surprised at John's failure because he had been such a good student previously. Past Indefinite: was, had been