Past Tenses

Master past tenses! Fill in blanks with correct past tense verbs. Engaging English grammar practice.

Read the test and fill in the blanks with the correct PAST TENSE of the verb in brackets. The Expedition‘When Professor Sutcliffe, the famous archaeologist, invited (invite) me to take part in his expedition to find a lost city in South America, I did not hesitate(not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Sutcliffe had discovered (discover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. In fact, most of Sutcliffe’s colleagues in Cambridge either believed(believe) that such city had never existed (never exist) or felt(feel) that it had vanished (vanish) a long time ago and had become (become) simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city had hidden (hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches, which consisted (consist) mainly of gold and precious stones. He believed (believe) that the modern inhabitants were still keeping (still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reason. So when we set off(set off) on a cool April morning towards the unknown, each of us was looking forward(look forward) to exciting discoveries. For a week we climbed(climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Sutcliffe studied (study) from time to time. Then one morning, while we were resting (rest) near a valley, we noticed (notice) that a man on a horse was waving(wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes were shining (shine) like gold