Grammar Tenses

Pam ______ the present and read the card.

• opened

• had opened

Lucy ______ a letter to her sister last night.

• wrote

• had written

It ______ all day and so the roads were very wet.

• had been raining

• was raining

Sue _______ as she was reading Mary’s email.

• was smiling

• had smiled

Open the brackets. Write the correct form of the verb:

They ______ (walk) in the park when the storm broke.

I … (already / eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up.

It … (snow) for three days when suddenly the sun came out.

Sam … (work) here for six years before he left to go to university.

They … (already / see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.

He … (sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning.