Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, and Past Perfect Tense

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Lee heard a knock at the front door so he _____ to answer it.

• went

• was going

• had gone

• were going

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At this time yesterday, I _____ an essay.

• wrote

• was writing

• were writing

• write

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The football season _____ a month ago.

• was beginning

• were beginning

• begun

• began

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My elder sister _____ from school in 2020.

• was graduating

• graduated

• graduates

• graduate

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The three of us entered the house quietly because everyone else _____.

• slept

• were sleeping

• have slept

• was sleeping

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By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____ already _____ .

• had - started

• did - start

• was - start

• were - starting

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The children _____ football in the yard while their parents _____ them.

• played - watched

• was playing - watched

• were playing - were watching

• played - were watching

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They _____ the party many hours before we arrived.

• were leaving

• left

• leave

• had left

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

They _____ (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

She wore the shoes she _____ (buy) the previous day.