Fun Exercise Past Tense

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• I was watching TV when the phone was rang.

• I was watching TV when the phone rang.

• I watched TV when the phone rang.

• I watched TV when the phone was ringing.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• While I drove, I was seeing an accident.

• While I drove, I saw an accident.

• While I was driving, I see an accident.

• While I was driving, I saw an accident.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• I was eating dinner when the lights was going out.

• I ate dinner when the lights went out.

• I was eating dinner when the lights went out.

While I ... , the burglar ... into my house. I ... it when I woke up.

• was sleeping, was breaking, knew

• am sleeping, is breaking, know

• was sleeping, was breaking, was knowing

• was sleeping, broke, knew

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• I was walking down the street when I met my old friend.

• I walked down the street when I met my old friend.

• I was walking down the street when I was meeting my old friend.

• I walked down the street when I was meeting my old friend.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• While I was cooking, the phone was ringing.

• While I cooked, the phone rang.

• While I was cooking, the phone rang.

• While I cooked, the phone was ringing.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• I was driving home when I saw a car accident.

• I was driving home when I saw a car accident happen.

• I drove home when I saw a car accident happen.

• I was driving home when a car accident happened.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• While I was watching the movie, I realized I had left the oven on.

• While I watched the movie, I realized I had left the oven on.

• While I was watching the movie, I realized I left the oven on.

• While I watched the movie, I realized I left the oven on.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• As I walked down the street, I heard a strange noise.

• As I was walking down the street, I was hearing a strange noise.

• As I was walking down the street, I heard a strange noise.

• As I walked down the street, I was hearing a strange noise.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• I was just about to leave when the phone was ringing.

• I was just about to leave when the phone rang.

• I just about left when the phone rang.

• I just about left when the phone was ringing.