Past Tenses

He _____ very well and his team _____ the game.

• had played, won

• played, had won

• played, won

• was playing, won

He _____ (to play) tennis for 30 minutes when Jill came.

• was playing

• had been playing

• had played

• played

The match _____ (to finish) yesterday by 3 p.m.

• had finished

• finished

• was finishing

• had been finishing

Helen _____ (not, to do) gymnastics when she _____ (to be) seven.

• had not done, was

• didn't do, is

• wasn't doing, was

• didn't do, was

Steve _____ (to jog) when the rain _____ (to start).

• jogged, started

• was jogging, was starting

• was jogging, started

• had jogged, was starting

_____ the athletes _____ (to arrive) at the airport by 5 o'clock?

• Had, arrived

• Did, arrive

• Were, arriving

• Had, been arriving

Nancy _____ (to put) on her goggles, _____ (to come) to the edge of the pool and _____ (to dive) into the water.

• had put, had come, dived

• was putting, was coming, was diving

• put, came, dived

• put, came, had dived

We _____ (to be) ready to go. We _____ (to win) the competition.

• were, had won

• had been, had been winning

• were, had been winning

• were, won

He _____ (to have) a hard time keeping the ball on the pitch.

• had

• was having

• had had

• had been having

Nobody _____ (to care) what your score _____ (to be).

• was caring, had been

• cared, was

• cared, had been

• was caring, was