II.
Complete these sentences using the correct form (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect
Continuous) of the verbs in brackets.
1. I felt very tired when ______ (come) home so I _______ (go) straight to bed.
2. Carol _____ (fall) asleep while she ______ (watch) the late news.
3. Mr Pitt ______ (take) his briefcase and ______ (leave).
4. When he _______ (get) to the office the boss _______ (already go).
5. What ________ (you do) at 10 o’clock yesterday morning?
6. I _______ (want) to borrow that new book but she ________ (already lend) it to someone else.
7. While he ____ (swim) someone _________ (steal) his wallet.
8. He ________ (work) on the project when his computer ________ (break) down.
9. Her parents _________ (think) of calling the police when she finally _____ (come) back home.
10. They _________ (date) for 5 years before he finally _______ (propose) to her.
11. The sun ____ (shine) and a gentle breeze _____ (blow) when we ______ (come) to the beach.
12. She _______ (send) that letter a long time ago.
13. She _______ (just put) the washing out when it ________ (start) to rain.
14. That can’t be Jim. I________(not give) my new address.
15. I _________ (spend) the day in the country but I decided not to because the weather was terrible.
16. ___________ (you have) a mobile phone when you were 8 years old?
17. The teacher _________(not finish) explaining the problem when he _______ (be) interrupted.
18. He _______ (work) in that company for 15 years when he __________ (decide) to quit.
19. The letter _______ (come) in spring 1943. That ___________ (be) the last time she __________ (hear) from
her father.
20. Barbara __________ (wear) a nice dress at the reception last night.
II. Complete these sentences using the correct form (past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect
continuous or past perfect) of the verbs in brackets. Some verbs are negative. Have a nice day :)
1. Tom can’t tell you anything about her new book, because he __________ (read) it. It ______________ (be)
required reading, when he ________ (be) at school.
2. I ________ (get) the chemistry book on Monday, and I ______ (study) since then.
3. ___________ (you buy) milk and flour? I need it for the cake.
4. She ________ (take) her car to the mechanic last week, because she _________ (lose) his address.
5. They ____ (move) to their new flat in 1997, and they _________ (redecorate) it till the present day.
6. While she _______ (watch) her favourite programme on TV, he __________ (phone) her to tell her that he
_____ (book) them a room in Italy for the next weekend.
7. It _______ (rain) all day and the ground is soaking wet.
8. When we _______ (eat) in that restaurant for the first time, we ____________ (fall) in love and because of
that we _______ (visit) it since then.
9. Sorry, I _______ (be able) to translate the text, because I ________ (pay) attention while the teacher
________ (explain) some confusing words in German.
10. My sister ________ (attend) the University of Edinburgh, which I ________ (never visit).
11. I _______(do) some snowboarding, while I _______ (ski) in Switzerland, but I _______ (try) ice-skating
yet.
12. Since I______ (marry), my parents _________ (live) in a smaller apartment.
13. She __________ (have) this coat for only two years now, I don’t know why you ________ (suggest) to her
buy a new one yesterday.
14. Ever since he _______ (meet) her two months ago, he ________ (stop) thinking of her, and he ________
(ask) everybody about her.
15. I _________ (have) a splitting headache this morning, so I ___________ (take) three aspirins today.
