Past Tense Grammar Exercise

The Queen _______ the imp as much gold as he wanted to keep her child.

• offered

• was offering

• had offered

• had been offering

By the time the imp returned, the Queen _______ his true name.

• found out

• was finding out

• had found out

• had been finding out

The King _______ about marrying the miller's daughter after seeing how much gold she could produce.

• thought

• was thinking

• had thought

• had been thinking

The messenger _______ the imp into the woods when he overheard him singing his name.

• followed

• was following

• had followed

• had been following

By the time the queen guessed the imp’s name, she _______ names for two days without success.  

• listed

• was listing

• had listed

• had been listing

The Queen _______ to give the imp her first child in exchange for his help.

• promised

• was promising

• had promised

• had been promising

The King was thinking of how rich he would become while the straw _______ (turn) into gold.

• turned

• was turning

• had turned

• had been turning

The Queen _______ many names before she finally guessed "Rumpelstiltskin."

• tried

• was trying

• had tried

• had been trying

The imp _______ for the Queen’s first-born child before she realized the gravity of her promise.

• asked

• was asking

• had already asked

• had been asking

The Queen _______ the imp not to take her child.

• begged

• was begging

• had begged

• had been begging