PAST TENSE

By the time she arrived, we ______ our dinner.

• finished

• had finished

• have finished

• were finishing

While I ______ the documents, the printer stopped working.

• had printed

• printed

• was printing

• have printed

They ______ in that house since 1999 before they moved out.

• have lived

• lived

• had been living

• were living

He ______ out when I called him last night.

• went

• had gone

• was going

• has gone

I ______ her emails, but I didn’t respond.

• had read

• was reading

• read

• have read

She ______ (play) the violin beautifully during the performance.

We had been ______ (walk) for over an hour when the rain finally stopped.

The teacher had ______ (distribute) the test papers before the class began.

I had ______ (try) to contact you for days, but you didn’t answer.

He ______ (is sit) at the café when I passed by.