ESL PAST TENSES A1

Grammar x/o game

I was listening to music while you …………(paint).

were painting

I woke up and ………………….. (get) dressed very quickly.

got

I ………………… (pack) my bags before my taxi came.

had packed

We ……………. (know) each other since 2007.

had known

I ……………….. (work) at 6 o’ clock yesterday.

was working

I ………….. (paint) just one wall when I ran out of paint.

had painted

He had a headache because he …………… (play) computer games for hours.

had been playing

How long ………………… (he/look) for his keys when he found them in his pocket?

had he been looking

When I got into the room, everyone ……………. (stop) talking and looked at me.

stopped

Why did you change the channel?

I …………… (watch) that movie.

was watching

They ………………… (arrive) home early in the morning.

arrived

When I got there, the kids ………………….. (play) video games.

were playing

The pen ……………….. (break) while I was writing notes.

broke

We …………… (go) to the cinema last week.

went

When their mum got home, the boys ………………. (watch) TV for two hours.

had been watching

When I finally arrived at the wedding I realised that I ……………… (forget) the present.

had forgotten

By the time he ………….. (enter) the restaurant, she had already left.

entered

Where ………………. (you/spend) your last summer holidays?

did you spend

Lisa …………………. (study) French for 3 years before she visited Paris.

had been studying

I was listening to music while you …………(paint)

were painting

I woke up and ………………….. (get) dressed very quickly.

got

I ………………… my bags before my taxi came.

had packed

We ……………. (know) each other since 2007.

had known

I ……………….. (work) at 6 o’ clock yesterday.

was working

I ………….. (paint) one wall when I ran out of paint.

had painted

He had a headache because he …………… (play) computer games for hours.

had been playing

How long ………………… (he/look) for his keys when he found them in his pocket?

had he been looking

When I got into the room, everyone ……………. (stop) talking and looked at me.

stopped

She …………………. (watch) TV when the phone rang.

was watching