Past Tenses

.................... when you woke up?

• Was it raining

• Did it rain

• Had it rained

Mr Lawson ......... five books before he died in 1998.

• was writing

• wrote

• had written

Mr Simms had no idea where his wife ....... his correspondence.

• was putting

• had put

• put

The police ...... the burglar as he ....... the fence.

• had noticed / climbed

• had noticed / was climbing

• noticed / was climbing

I didn't remember what time I ........ the house.

• had left

• was leaving

• left

I .... home, unlocked the door and took off the coat.

• was coming

• had come

• came

While I ........... , they ............ me.

• was walking / had been following

• was walking / were following

• had been walking / were following

• walked / followed

When we came to the theatre, the play ...... .

• already started

• was already starting

• had already started

• had already been starting

I (wash) the dishes while my mum (cook) dinner

• washed, cooked

• was washing, was cooking

• was washing, cooked

Mark (lock) the door and (leave)

• locked, left

• was locking, was leaving

• locked, was leaving