Past tenses

We _____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he _____ to say that he was fine.

• were driving - was calling

• drove - called

• were driving - called

• drove - was calling

What _____ to you on Sunday night?

• happen

• happened

• was happening

• would happen

Last night, we _____ for you for ages but you never _____ up.

• waited - showed

• would wait - showed

• were waiting - were showing

• waited - was showing

We _____ our quality time when the unexpected guess _____.

• had - came

• were having - came

• had been having - came

• have had - would have come

Since they _____ us they _____ to visit us last Sunday, we _____ forward to the day.

• were telling - came - looked

• would tell - would visit - would look

• told - would come - were looking

• tell - are coming - will look

I ___ out last night but at the last minute I _____ that I had a quiz this morning.

• was going - realized

• went - realized

• had gone - would realize

• would go - have realized

She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she _____ since she _____ working.

• does - starts

• did - started

• was doing - was starting

• has done - would start

My brother _____ at the road when he _____ into a hole.

• wasn't looking - was falling

• didn't look - has fallen

• wasn't working - fell

• won't look - fall

Magellan _____ the first European who _____ through the strait.

• was - was sailing

• was being - was sailing

• had been - sailed

• was - sailed

The first self-sufficient village in Britain _____ the Norman's idea. They were some strange invaders who _____ to change the country in a better way.

• was - hoped

• is - have hoped

• have been - were hoping

• was being - had hoped