past tense practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Past tenses

At the end of this lesson you will be able to fill in the correct past tense in a sentence.

While I _______ (watch) TV, the phone ...........

1. watched, rung
2. was watching, rang
3. watched, was ringing
4. had watched, rung

By the time we _______, they ______ already ________ the project

1. had arrived, finished
2. were arriving, were finishing
3. arrived, had finished
4. had been arriving, finished

She ___________ for hours before the exam started

1. studied
2. had been studying
3. had studied
4. was studying

When the accident happened, he ________ to work.

1. was driving
2. drove
3. had driven
4. had been driving

Before I _________ her, I _______never ________ that city.

1. had met, visited
2. met, had been visiting
3. met, had visited
4. had met, had visited

They __________ volleyball when it _________ raining.

1. played, had started
2. had played, started
3. had been playing, had started
4. were playing, started

I____________ at the company for five years before I _________.

1. had worked, resigned
2. was working, had resigned
3. worked, had resigned
4. had been working, resigned

She _________ anything because she _____ already ____ lunch.

1. had not eaten, has had
2. ate, had
3. wasn't eating, have had
4. did not eat, had had

While I _________ the house, my friends _____ unexpectedly.

1. had been cleaning, arrived
2. cleaned, had arrived
3. was cleaning, arrived
4. had cleaned, arrived

I ________ (wait)for the bus when I saw an old friend

Before I moved to this city, I ______ (live)in a small town.

They __________(talk)on the phone for hours before they decided to meet

When I arrived at the party, most of the guests ______ already ______(leave).

He ________(study) all night for the exam, but he did not pass

While we were having dinner, the power suddenly ________(go) out

he was tired because she _________ (work out) the whole day

Before the concert, they ________(rehearse) for weeks

By the time he -________(realize) he _______(lose) his keys, he ______ already _______(walk) a mile

I had lived in London for two years before I ______ to Paris.

Now write!

Write about something weird that happened during the holiday, use all past tenses to describe what happened

- 150 words

- Be creative!