Revision of Tenses
Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous: 1. When my father (to come)came home, I (to have)was having dinner.2. When Alice (to return)returned, I (to listen)was listening to the radio.3. When mother (to enter)entered his room, he (to draw) was drawing a picture.4. When my sister (to come in)came in, I (to do)was doing my lessons.5. When her aunt (to air)was airing the room, she (to catch)caught cold.6. When I (to meet )met her, she (to go) was going to the office.7. He (to wash)was washing his face when somebody (to knock)knocked at the door.8. The young people (to dance)were dancing when I (to come) came to the party.9. When he (to wash ) was washing the dishes, he (to break)broke a plate.10. What they (to do)were they doing when you (to see)saw them? Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense : Past Perfect or Past Simple: 1.After Fred (to spend)had spent his holiday in Italy he (to want)wanted to learn Italian.2.Jill (to phone) had phoned Dad at work before she (to leave) left for her trip.3.Susan (to turn on)turned on the radio after she (to wash) had washed the dishes.4.When she (to arrive) arrived the match already (to start)had already started.5.After the man (to come) had come home he (to feed)fed the cat.6.Before he (to sing)sang a song he (to play) had played the guitar.7.She (to watch) watched a video after the children (to go)had gone to bed.8.After Eric (to make)had made breakfast he (to phone) phoned his friend.9.I (to be) was very tired because I (to study) had studied too much.10.They (to ride) had ridden their bikes before they (to meet)met their friends.