Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

• fell - painted

• fell - was painting

• was falling - was painting

• was falling - painted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

• read - heard

• was reading - was hearing

• was reading - heard

• read - was hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

• cost

• costed

• was costing

• costs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

________________ at school yesterday? (you / be)

• Was you

• Did you be

• You were

• Were you

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He wanted to go to London because he __________________ (NEVER BE) there before.

• never was

• had never been

• were never

• had never was

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ___________________ (BE) worried about John because we ___________________ (CALL) several times but he never answered

• were - called

• had been - called

• had been - had called

• were - had called

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My friend __________________ (NOT SEE) me for many years when I met him last week.

• didn't see

• didn't saw

• hadn't saw

• hadn't seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I ___________________ (WALK) through Bologna I ___________________ (THINK) about the wonderful times I ___________________ (SPEND) there as a student.

• was walking - was thinking - had spent

• walked - thought - spent

• was walking - thought - was spending

• walked - was thinking - was spending

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After I ___________________ (POST) the letter I ___________________ (REALISE) I ___________________ (WRITE) the wrong address.

• had posted - realised - wrote

• had posted - had realised - had written

• had posted - realised - had written

• posted - realized - writed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She ___________________ (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he ___________________ (TELL) her that he ___________________ (BE) ill for the past two weeks.

• met - told - was

• met - told - had been

• met - had told - had been

• had met - told - was

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D