Past tenses

The last time she met her parents was 2 months ago.

• simple present

• present continuous

• simple past

• present perfect

• past continuous

How many pictures _________ while you ___________ around Ireland?

• did you take/ travelled

• were you taking/ were travelling

• were you taking/ travelled

• did you take/ were travelling

Unfortunately, she did not answer her phone.

• simple present

• present continuous

• simple past

• present perfect

• past continuous

While I _________________ (sleep) soundly last night, I was awakened by a bang on the door.

• sleept

• was sleeping

She was cooking when I was talking on the phone with my parents

• simple present

• present continuous

• simple past

• present perfect

• past continuous

I _________ to the radio when I __________ this fantastic song

• listened/heard

• was listening/heard

• listened/was hearing

• was listening/was hearing

I was reading a book when she was busy preparing for her upcoming presentation.

• simple present

• present continuous

• simple past

• present perfect

• past continuous

May was doing her homework when her friends ___________________ (stop) by to see her.

• stopped

• were stopping

Fill the blank

You were _______ to the swimming pool when I saw you. (go)

Reorder the sentence to make a question in the past:

your mum / bake / a cake / last weekend