Grammar - Past Tense

This time yesterday, Angelina ____ against the clock to finish her assignment on time.

• raced

• is racing

• was racing

• were racing

While Darren _____ after the bus, the tripped and hit his head against the kerb.

• ran

• is running

• was running

• were running

The painter _____ the ceiling when the ladder toppled and he lost his balance.

• painted

• has painted

• was painting

• were painting

The thief snatched the old lady's purse just as she _____ it into her handbag.

• put

• has put

• is putting

• was putting

The loud noise jolted grandfather up just as he _____ into dreamland.

• has drifted

• drifting

• was drifting

• is drifting

At 11 p.m. last night, the construction site nearby _____ still _____ wit activities.

• was.... buzzing

• is .... buzzing

• was .... buzzed

• had ....buzz

Vincent _____ still _____ online games when his parents came back from dinner.

• was .... playing

• is .... playing

• has .... played

• was ....played

While most people _____, the factory workers _____ throughout the night to run the production lines.

• sleep.... worked

• slept .... are working

• was sleeping .... worked

• were sleeping ....were working

Mylene was _____ along the pavement when she almost stepped on a dead cat.

• ransacking

• yawning

• jogging

• hobbling

Ming Teck pulled a muscle while he was _____ weights in the gym.

• lifting

• shoving

• stirring

• replying