Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Simple

The teacher gave Robbie a zero because he __________ in the exam.

• cheated

• had cheated

They didn't win the match although they __________ every morning.

• were training

• had trained

Mike had an accident while he __________ to work.

• cycled

• was cycling

I __________ the house when I got home. It looked great.

• cleaned

• had cleaned

The captain __________ any goals when the referee sent him off.

• didn't score

• hadn't scored

My son got injured while he __________ basketball last Saturday.

• played

• was playing

Luckily, we __________ skiing when the snowstorm started. We were already back at the hotel.

• stopped

• had stopped

When we arrived, the match __________. We got there just in time and saw the whole match!

• started

• had started

England __________ any of their games before they played in the quarter-finals.

• weren't losing

• hadn't lost

The referee suspended the match because it __________ too hard to play.

• was raining

• rained