Past Tenses C1

How long ___ writing this essay?

• did you spend

• were you spending

When I last saw Harry, he ___ his homework in the library, but I'm not sure where he ___ after that.

• was doing / went

• did / had gone

I ____ historical fiction, but I love it now and get through a book a week.

• would never enjoy

• never used to enjoy

Jade's sister was filthy when I went round because she'd ___ in the muddy garden all morning and ___ her hands

• played / wasn't washing

• been playing / hadn't washed

___ to all those emails you ___ last night?

• Did you reply / got

• Had you replied / used to get

I ___ with Amanda at the party on Saturday. We ___ each other since living college six months ago.

• caught up /hadn't seen

• was catching up / didn't see

When I first ___ Suzy, I ___ as a shop assistant in the summer before college.

• was meeting / worked

• met / was working

Yesterday a woman ___ to me to say hello, but I ___ her before in my life.

• had come / had never seen

• came up / had never seen

My mum ___ me down for dinner and I ___ that I ___ at a blank screen for half an hour! I ___ ideas for the essay.

• called / realised / had been staring / had completely run out of

• was calling / realised / was watching / had completely run out of

___ to decide about the dates for our holiday now or shall we talk about it later?

• Did you want

• Do you want