Past Tenses

I heard a knock at the front door so I _________ to answer it.

• went

• was going

At this time yesterday, I _____________ an essay.

• wrote

• was writing

The football season ____________ a month ago.

• began

• was beginning

She __________________ from school in 2001.

• graduated

• had graduated

We entered the house quietly because everyone ________________.

• was sleeping

• had slept

By the time we ___________ to the cinema, the film had already started.

• got

• had gotten

The children _______________ in the garden while their parents were watching them.

• were playing

• played

They _____________ many hours before we arrived.

• had left

• left

They _________________ to the airport as the plane was landing.

• got

• were getting

She wore the shoes she ______________ the previous day.

• bought

• had bought