The 4 Past Tenses

What is your name?

When James had finished his homework, he __________ to the skatepark.

• went

• had gone

• was going

• had been going

By the time Fiona returned home, her daughter __________ the house.

• was tidied up

• had tidied up

• tidied up

• had been tidying up

How long __________ for Kevin and his friend before they finally arrived?

• were waited

• were waiting

• had you been waiting

• waited

After Amir __________ the documentary, he went to bed.

• was watched

• was watching

• had been watching

• had watched

He realised that his school bag __________ still at home after he had reached the bowling alley.

• had been

• been

• was

• was being

They __________ the restaurant by three o'clock.

• had been leaving

• left

• were leaving

• had left

I had been ringing the bell for ten minutes before I __________ that I was at the wrong house.

• realised

• was realising

• had been realising

• had realised

I was very tired yesterday because I __________ for two nights.

• hadn't been sleeping

• hadn't slept

• didn't sleep

• wasn't sleeping

How long had you been standing there before I __________ you?

• see

• had seen

• was seeing

• saw