Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"We were driving along the road when we _______ (see) a car which _______ (break) down, so we _______ (stop) to help."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We _______ (travel) for more than 24 hours."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He _______ (look) for his contact lens."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"Sue was out of breath and sitting on the ground. She _______ (run)."

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"John and I went for a walk. He _______ (walk) very fast the whole time and I had difficulty keeping up with him."

Select present perfect simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.

"I was sad when I sold my car. I _______ (have) it for a very long time."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"I was sad when my local café closed. I _______ (go) there for so long."

Select present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"I’m running a marathon next month. I _______ (train) for it every day."

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"I had arranged to meet Kate, but I was late. When I finally arrived, she _______ (wait) for me. She was annoyed because she _______ (wait) such a long time."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"Joe and I work for the same company. He joined the company before me. When I started a few years ago, he _______ (already/work) there."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"Joe and I work for the same company. I started working at the company a few years ago. At the time I started, Joe _______ (already/work) there for two years."

Select present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.

"Joe and I work for the same company. Joe still works for the company. He _______ (work) there a long time now."

Select the correct combination of tenses for the sentence below.

"I went to a concert. Soon after the orchestra began playing, something strange happened. The orchestra _______ (play) for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly _______ (start) shouting."

Select the correct combination of tenses for the sentence below.

"Sarah worked in a company for a long time. The company no longer exists. At the time the company _______ (go) out of business, Sarah _______ (work) there for twelve years."

Select the correct combination of tenses for the sentence below.

"We played tennis yesterday. We didn’t finish our game. We _______ (play) for half an hour when it _______ (start) to rain."