Past Tenses

Multiple Choice

When I arrived home, the police ____for me for a few hours.

• waited

• was waiting

• had been waiting

Multiple Choice

Lena ____ the floor.

• was sweeping

• swept

• had been sweeping

Multiple Choice

Mother ____ dinner at 3 o'clock yesterday.

• cooked

• was cooking

• had cooked

Multiple Choice

Tom ____ from the cinema by 4 o'clock.

• returned

• had returned

• was returning

Multiple Choice

She told me that she ____there before.

• lived

• was living

• had lived