Past Tenses

Choose the right past tenses.

1. No sooner Phil __________ ( fasten) his seat belt than the plane ______________( take off).

2. Choose the right past tenses.

2. Halfway to university Colin ________ (turn ) round and ______ (go) back home because he __________ ( forget) to turn the light off.

Choose the right past tenses.

3. When I ________ (meet) Becky she _______ (work) as a cashier for a year or so.

Choose the right past tenses.

4. Henry __________ (sit) in the armchair thinking about going out when the doorbell ___________ ( ring).

Choose the right past tenses.

5. We _____________ ( listen) to a CD when the telephone ____________ (ring).

Choose the right past tenses.

6. They __________ (wait) for half an hour when the bus finally ______________ (arrive).

Choose the right past tenses.

7. Chris _______________ ( learn) English for five years by the time he took an exam.

Choose the right past tenses.

8. After Sarah ___________ (do) all the shopping she _________ (go) to the cafe in the square for a cup of coffee.

Choose the right past tenses.

9. Mark ____________ (fall) ill because he ______________ (work) too hard.

Choose the right past tenses

10. I __________ (fly) over Loch Ness last week. - _____________________( you/ see) the Loch Ness monster?