Global exercise of past tense

I was late. The teacher … the test when I came.

• had given

• had been given

• was giving

• gave

I … him for over three hours before he finally arrived yesterday.

• waited for

• had been waited for

• have been waiting for

• had been waiting for

A small airplane … over our house several times last night.

• flew

• fly

• was flying

• had flown

After work, I went to her office to give her a ride home, but I couldn’t find her. She …... with someone else.

• was left

• was leaving

• leaves

• had left

When a teacher came back to the class, she found out that a couple of students … on cell phones.

• had been talking

• have been talking

• were talking

• talked

She … long enough when I woke her up.

• had been sleeping

• had slept

• was sleeping

• slept

A : I have found my purse.

B : When … you … it?

• have/ found

• did/ find

• had/ found

• do/ find

When I saw Nick last week, he said he … smoking. But when I saw him two days later, he … a cigarette. He looked rather ashamed.

• had stopped/ smoked

• had stopped/ was smoking

• stopped/ was smoking

• stopped/ had smoked

While Mrs. Emerson .............. a little boy a story, he fell asleep.

• reading

• read

• had read

• was reading

Jean .......... pale yesterday as if she hadn't had blood.

• is

• had been

• looked

• looks