Past Tenses (mixed) Exercise

We ______ to the cinema last week.

• went

• were going

• had gone

• had been going

A bird pooed on the window that I ____ only a minute before.

• cleaned

• was cleaning

• had cleaned

• had been cleaning

Yesterday at nine he ___ in front of his computer.

• sat

• was sitting

• had sat

• had been sitting

When their mum got home, the boys ___ TV for two hours.

• watched

• were watching

• had watched

• had been watching

A plumber ____ to our house yesterday.

• came

• was coming

• had come

• had been coming

He __ to repair our washing machine that ___ a few days before

• wanted, broke

• wanted, was breaking

• wanted, had broken

• wanted, had been breaking

Before he ___ at my door, he ___ for a parking space for about ten minutes.

• rang, looked

• rang, was looking

• rang, had looked

• rang, had been looking

While the plumber was repairing the washing machine, I was watching the news.

• repaired, was watching

• was repairing, was watching

• had repaired, had watched

• had been repairing, had watched

Suddenly, I ___ that they ___ our street on TV.

• realised, showed

• realised, were showing

• was realising, were showing

• had realised, were showing

The reporter ___ that a car __ into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.

• said, crashed

• said, was crashing

• said, had crashed

• said, had been crashing