Question

Use the exact form of the verbs in brackets. (Past Simple / Past Continuous or Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous)

1. He _______________(keep) looking at her, wondering where he
______________(see) her before.
2. He _______________(help) me as soon as he _______________(finish) his work.
3. She _______________(give) us the answer after she _______________(speak) to her husband.
4. When we _______________(arrive) at the station I _______________(try) to find a porter.
5. Stan _______________(say) good-bye to Dick as soon as he
_______________(get) the money.
6. Joe _______________(let) them in after they _______________(knock) the door three times.
7. They _______________(leave) for school before I _______________(make) them
some sandwiches.
8. Joe _______________(be) the gardener at the Lees’ before Dick
_______________(come).
9. John _______________(not worry) as everything _______________(be) all right so far.
10. I _______________(have) no idea what _______________(happen).
11. When Mark _______________(turn) to say good-bye to them, they
_______________(already go).
12. They _______________(be) tired and sleepy because they
_______________(travel) all through the night.
13. Peter _______________(already drink) a lot when he _______________(come) to the party.
14. Before she _______________(present) her plans to me she
_______________(work it out) thoroughly.
15. By the time I _______________(get up), the whole family
_______________(leave) home.
16. After she _______________(write) the cheques she _______________(go) to the post office.
17. Before we _______________(visit) our parents we _______________(pop) in a flower shop to buy a bunch of roses for my mom.
18. Who _______________(take) the kids to the nursery the day before yesterday?
19. First I _______________(wash) all the curtains, then I _______________(clean) the windows.
20. My parents _______________(be) proud of me because I
_______________(pass) all my exams.
21. Geoff _______________ (not see) his parents for fifteen years so he _______________ (feel) rather nervous at the airport.

Answer 1

1. kept, had seen
2. will help, finishes
3. gave, had spoken
4. arrived, was trying
5. said, had got
6. let, had knocked
7. had left, had made
8. had been, came
9. didn't worry, had been
10. had, had happened
11. turned, had already gone
12. were, had traveled
13. had already drunk, came
14. presented, had worked out
15. got up, had left
16. had written, went
17. visited, had popped
18. took
19. washed, cleaned
20. were, had passed
21. had not seen, felt