Past tenses

By the time we _________, the party _______. (arrive, finish)

• arrived/had finished

• had arrived/ finished

• was arrive/had finished

• arrived/finished

I ______ the shop as soon as I __________ the contents of the box. (call, check)

• was call/checked

• had called/was checking

• called/had checked

• called/was checked

When she rang the office this morning, Jim___________ (already go out)

• already was go out.

• had already gone out.

• already had went out.

• was already gone out

I had just cleaned the carpet when the dog _______ in and ________ himself. (come, shake)

The robbers left / had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived / had arrived.

When the rain started / had started, the Atkinsons finished / had finished.

• started / finished

• started / had finished

• had started / finished

• had started / had finished

We _________ a huge,beautiful house when I was a child.

• had

• were having

• had had

Before the man ___________ this job a year ago,he had graduated from university in 1999.

• had found

• found

• was finding

While I ……………………… yesterday morning,I ………………….. my friend Lisa.

• was jogging/was seeing

• jogged/saw

• was jogging/saw

We use __________ tense for referring to a completed action in the past.