B2 / Past Tenses Quiz

While I __________ (walk) through the park, I __________ (see) my old friend.

• was walking, saw

• walked, saw

• had walked, saw

• was walking, was seeing

By the time we __________ (arrive) at the airport, our flight __________ (already, leave).

• arrived, left

• had arrived, already left

• arrived, had already left

• arrived, already left

I __________ (wait) for the bus when I __________ (realize) I had forgotten my phone.

• was waiting, realized

• waited, had been realizing

• had waited, realized

• was waiting, had realized

She __________ (work) at the company for five years when she __________ (decide) to leave.

• worked, decided

• had worked, decided

• had been working, decided

• was working, decided

By the time we __________ (arrive), the movie __________ (already, start).

• had arrived, had already started

• arrived, had already started

• arrived, already started

• had arrived, already started

They __________ (dance) for hours before they __________ (take) a break.

• were dancing, took

• danced, took

• had danced, had taken

• had been dancing, took

While we __________ (drive) through the countryside, we __________ (see) a beautiful castle.

• was driving, saw

• were driving, saw

• were driving, was seeing

• had driven, saw

I __________ (think) about you all day, and then I __________ (decide) to call you.

• thought, decided

• had thought, decided

• was thinking, decided

• had been thinking, decided

I __________ (hear) the news while I __________ (have) lunch.

• heard, had

• was hearing, had

• heard, was having

• had heard, was having

I __________ (work) in the garden when I __________ (see) a strange animal.

• worked, saw

• was working, saw

• had worked, had seen

• was working, had seen