Question

Past Tenses

1. I found the way to her house quite easily because Nora ___ it to me very well.
had been describing
had described
was describing
described
2. Before I went to bed I decided to check the front door. I was sure my sister _____ it. And I was right!
didn’t lock
hadn’t locked
locked
had locked

3. Our clothes were wet because we _____ in the rain.
had been walking
had walked
were walking
walked

4. It wasn't raining when I looked out of the window; the sun was shining. But it _____ earlier. That's why the ground was wet.
rained
was raining
had rained
had been raining

5. He _____ ill for three days, so his mother wanted to bring him to a doctor, but he didn’t want to go.
had felt
felt
had been feeling
was feeling

6. It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It _____ all day.
had been raining
rained
was raining
had rained

7. Who _____ in this house before they pulled it down?
was living
had lived
lived
had been living

8. Her face was stained with tears and her eyes were red. She _____ .
cried
was crying
had been crying
had cried

9. Greg didn’t want to be late for the theatre. He drove as fast as he could. The play _____ as he walked in the door of the theatre.
was just beginning
had just began
just begun
had been just beginning

10. Alan _____ out almost every day last year, but now he can’t afford it.
used to eat
ate
was eating
had eaten

11. Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they _____ the Earth for a very long period of time.
ruled
were ruling
had ruled
had been ruling

12. When Alice was small, she _____ of darkness and always slept with the light on.
used to be afraid
was afraid
had been afraid
afraided

13. A strong wind _____ and I decided to put on a warm coat.
blew
had blown
was blowing
had been blowing

14. We _____ TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.
watched
were watching
had watched
had been watching

15. Suddenly they heard a strange noise and _____ at each other in horror.
looked
were looking
had looked
had been looking

Answer 1

1. had described

2. hadn’t locked

3. were walking

4. was raining

5. felt

6. rained

7. had lived

8. was crying

9. had just began

10. ate

11. were ruling

12. was afraid

13. was blowing

14. were watching

15. looked