Past Tenses

I_____a shower when you called.

• take

• was taken

• took

• was taking

My brother had never been to Europe until he_____there last year.

• went

• will do

• had been

• was going

Sharon_____very sick but she decided to go out anyway.

• feels

• was feeling

• felt

• has been feeling

I_____to go swimming but the water was too cold.

• want

• am wanting

• wanted

• have wanted

When I first saw her, she_____on the balcony.

• stands

• stood

• was stading

• had been standing

Paul usually listens to the radio, but last night he_____a book.

• read

• reads

• had read

• was reading

Ann_____early when she stayed here.

• gets up

• will get up

• has got up

• used to get up

It was too late, Mr. Smith_____when I arrived.

• already leaves

• has already left

• already left

• had already left

What_____at nine o'clock yesterday?

• were you doing

• have you done

• had you done

• have you been doing

When he arrived home, he found that someone_____his book.

• takes

• took

• will take

• had taken