Past Tenses C1

The police arrested three men who______a bank in the High Street.

• robbed

• were robbing

They _______to get up early, but they overslept.

• planned

• were planning

I saw Jon in the park today- he _____a book.

• read

• was reading

When she _____her sandwich, the sun came out.

• ate

• was eating

After the film _____, I turned the TV off and went to bed.

• finished

• was finishing

Vanessa's really shy because everyone______her when she was a child.

• constantly criticised

• was constantly criticising

Do you like my watch? My wife_____it to me for my birthday.

• gave

• was giving

My sister's really happy-she _____all her exams.

• passed

• was passing

In the past, people______married at a young age than they do now.

• are used to getting

• would get

• used to get

• were getting

I_____playing computer ga,es when I was younger, but now I love them.

• wasn't liking

• didn't use to like

• wouldn't like

• didn't like