Past Simple vs Past Continuous vs Past Perfect

We had already had dinner when Nick_________(to come) home.

• had come

• was coming

• come

• came

Last year Mary_______________( to pass) all her exams.

• passed

• had passed

• was passing

• past

When we arrived at the station, the train_________( to leave).

• already left

• had already left

• had already leaving

• leaved

I ________(to listen) to music when the telephone________(to ring).

• had listened/ was ringing

• listened/had rang

• was listening/rang

• was listening/was ringing

William felt ill last night because he ________(to eat) too many cookies during the day.

• ate

• had eaten

• eated

• wast eating

They_______(to ride) their bikes before they _________(to meet) their friends.

• rode/meeted

• had rode/met

• had ridden/were meeting

• had ridden/met

I ________(not to study) Japanese before I __________(to go) to Japan.

• didn't study/had gone

• hadn't studied/went

• wasn't studying/ was going

• not studied/had went

We _______( to have) a lot of troubles because we_________(to lose) our passports.

• had/had lost

• had had/lost

• have/ was losing

• have had/had lost

My Mom ________(to cook) dinner while Dad_________(to watch) TV.

• cooked/had watched

• had cooked/was watching

• was cooking/ were watching

• was cooking/was watching

Susan________(to cut) her finger while she_________(to slice) the bread.

• was cutting/was slicing

• cut/was slicing

• had cut/had sliced

• cut/had sliced