Question

Past Tenses. Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable past tense. 1. Ruth (rise) early, (make) coffee and (eat) her breakfast. 2. She (become) an excellent player by the time she finished school. 3. The party already (start) by the time I (arrive). 4. She (ask) this question yesterday? 5. Their school (celebrate) its 50th anniversary in 1998. 6. I (begin) to adjust to my new life at college after I (be) there for three months. 7. I (review) grammar rules before the test when my computer (start) to blink. 8. She was upset, because she (not manage) to prepare for the test. 9. They (be) nervous before the test yesterday? 10. What the director (say) to you when you were in his office? 11. He was dizzy. He (work) on the computer all night. 12. John (read) an economic book, while Ted (look through) some magazines. 13. I do not remember exactly how long ago it (be). 14. The boy (receive) two letters from his parents since the time he (arrive). 15. Dave (not give) any explanation why he (be) late for school.

Answer 1

1. Ruth (rose) early, (made) coffee and (ate) her breakfast. 2. She (had become) an excellent player by the time she finished school. 3. The party had already (started) by the time I (arrived). 4. Was she (asked) this question yesterday? 5. Their school (celebrated) its 50th anniversary in 1998. 6. I (began) to adjust to my new life at college after I (had been) there for three months. 7. I (was reviewing) grammar rules before the test when my computer (start) to blink. 8. She was upset, because she (had not managed) to prepare for the test. 9. Were they nervous before the test yesterday? 10. What did the director (say) to you when you were in his office? 11. He was dizzy. He (had been working) on the computer all night. 12. John (was reading) an economic book, while Ted (was looking through) some magazines. 13. I do not remember exactly how long ago it (was). 14. The boy (received) two letters from his parents since the time he (had arrived). 15. Dave (did not give) any explanation why he (was) late for school.

Answer 2

1. Ruth rose early, made coffee, and ate her breakfast.

2. She became an excellent player by the time she finished school.

3. The party already started by the time I arrived.

4. Did she ask this question yesterday?

5. Their school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1998.

6. I began to adjust to my new life at college after I had been there for three months.

7. I reviewed grammar rules before the test when my computer started to blink.

8. She was upset because she didn't manage to prepare for the test.

9. Were they nervous before the test yesterday?

10. What did the director say to you when you were in his office?

11. He was dizzy. He had been working on the computer all night.

12. John read an economic book, while Ted looked through some magazines.

13. I do not remember exactly how long ago it was.

14. The boy has received two letters from his parents since the time he arrived.

15. Dave didn't give any explanation why he was late for school.