Question

Past Simple- - Past Continuous- Past Perfect

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1 They ...were walking... (walk) in the park when the
» storm broke.
2 The man (pay) for his new
car in cash.
3 I (already/eat)
breakfast by the time the others woke up.
4 It (snow) for
three days when suddenly the sun came out.
5 Sam (work)
here for six years before he left to go to university.
6 Liz (go) to the Bahamas for her
holidays last year.
7 We (watch) a
film on TV when our guests arrived.
8 They (already/see) the film
twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.
9 The teacher (teach) the children
a song yesterday.
10 He (sit) on the train at this time
yesterday morning.

Answer 1

2 The man (paid) for his new car in cash.
3 I (had already/eaten) breakfast by the time the others woke up.
4 It (had been snowing) for three days when suddenly the sun came out.
5 Sam (had worked) here for six years before he left to go to university.
6 Liz (went) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year.
7 We (were watching) a film on TV when our guests arrived.
8 They (had already/seen) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.
9 The teacher (taught) the children a song yesterday.
10 He (was sitting) on the train at this time yesterday morning.