Past Simple/Past Continuous/ Past Perfect (Grammar training)

I ______ home when I saw Paul.

• was walking

• walked

• had walked

Andy was relieved to hear that he ______ the exam.

• was passing

• passed

• had passed

I ______ TV when the telephone rang.

• was watching

• watched

• had watched

The little boy was crying because he ______ his mother.

• was losing

• lost

• had lost

Pam ______ the present and read the card.

• was opening

• opened

• had opened

Sue ______ as she was reading Mary's letter.

• was smiling

• smiled

• had smiled

The man ______ for his new car in cash.

• was paying

• paid

• had paid

I ______ breakfast by the time the others woke up.

• was already eating

• already ate

• had already eaten

Liz ______ to the Bahamas for her holidays last year.

• was going

• went

• had gone

We ______ a film on TV when our guests arrived.

• were watching

• watched

• had watched