Mixed Past Tense Exam

We ......................................... to the cinema last week.

• went

• were going

• had gone

• had been going

Once we ........................... our food, the waiter took our order.

• chose

• were choosing

• had chosen

• had been choosing

I saw a lovely dress while I ................................. , maybe I’ll go back and buy it.

• shopped

• was shopping

• had shopped

• had been shopping

By the time their mum got home, the boys .................................. for an hour.

• slept

• were sleeping

• had slept

• had been sleeping

We .................................. a video game when our friends came.

• played

• were playing

• had played

• had been playing

After .................................. my lunch, I went back to the office.

• ate

• was eating

• had eaten

• I had been eating

Matthew ............................ home late at night when the accident happened.

• drove

• was driving

• had driven

• had been driving

The guests ..................................... the party before I reached the restaurant.

had left

• left

• were leaving

• had left

• had been leaving

Emma ............................... her favorite program for two hours before her mother turned off the TV.

• watched

• was watching

• had watched

• had been watching

When I saw my school friend in the street yesterday, I didn’t recognize him because he .................................... a lot.

• changed

• was changing

• had changed

• had been changing