Past tenses

While I ............... (drive) to work yesterday, I ................ (see) an accident.

• was driving, saw

• drove, was seeing

• drove, saw

When I got to school this morning, I realised that I .............. my homework last night.

• didn't do

• wasn't doing

• hadn't done

When his mom got home, he ............... his homework. She checked it quickly and let him watch TV.

• did

• was doing

• had done

A : ............... (you / have) lunch by the time your visitors arrived?

B: Yes, we ............... (finish) eating by then.

• had you had / we had finished

• did you have / we finished

• were you having / we were finishing

A: I ................ (not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you.

B: Yes, I ................ (try) to repair my printer when you came in.

• I wasn't speaking / I tried

• I had spoken / I tried

• I didn't speak / I was trying

Why did you change the channel? I .............. that movie.

• watched

• was watching

• had watched

When he entered the room somebody ............... him in the head.

• hit

• was hitting

• had hit

First I …......... my coat, then I went to the bathroom.

• had taken off

• took off

• was taking off

Kim ….......... when her sister opened the door.

• was dancing

• danced

• had danced

She had forgotten everything she …......... at a driving school.

• studied

• was studying

• had studied