Past tenses review

1. Mary _____________ when she ___________ the books.

• was running / dropped

• ran / dropped

• was running / was dropping

• ran / was dropping

2. While Peter ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.

• was watched / fall

• was watching / fell

• watched / was falling

• was watching / felt

3. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

• aren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / were asking

• listened / asked

• weren't listening / asked

4. When she was young, my grandmother _________ a lot of tennis.

• used to play

• used to playing

• used playing

5. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

• Are / see / went

• Did / see / were going

• Did / saw / were going

• Were / see / went

6. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

• were driving / happened

• drove / happened

• drove / was happening

• were drive / happened

7. In the past, did people use to travel as much as we do now?  No,_______________

• No, they weren't.

• No, they didn't use. 

•  No, they didn't. 

8. Lisa speaks Italian now, but she ________ speak it some years ago.

• didn't speak

• didn't use to

• didn't used to

• used to

10. Before the museum opened we _________ to  know much about the history of our town.

• didn't using to

• didn't use to

• didn't used