Quiz on Past Tenses

While I ___ (read), the phone rang.

• was reading

• had read

• read

He ___ (finish) his homework before he went out.

• finished

• was finishing

• had finished

They ___ (watch) TV when the power went out.

• were watching

• had watched

• watched

By the time we arrived, the movie ___ (start).

• was starting

• had started

• started

I ___ (see) him yesterday at the park.

• was seeing

• had seen

• saw

When she called, I ___ (cook) dinner.

• was cooking

• had cooked

• cooked

After we ___ (eat), we felt much better.

• had eaten

• ate

• were eating

They ___ (play) football all afternoon yesterday.

• were playing

• had played

• played

The teacher ___ (already explain) the lesson when I arrived.

• was already explaining

• already explained

• had already explained

I ___ (fall asleep) while I was reading the book.

• was falling asleep

• fell asleep

• had fallen asleep