Past tenses mix

Question 1

I finally saw my mom. I/wait/for 2 hours.

Accepted Answer

had been waiting

Question 2

I really __________ all the rides when I went to Portaventura.

Accepted Answer

liked

Question 3

Prince William visited our school yesterday but I _____________ him.

Accepted Answer

didn't see

Question 4

When I got to school, everyone _____________ about the new student.

Accepted Answer

was talking

Question 5

I heard my brother come in at midnight because I ______________.

Accepted Answer

wasn't sleeping

Question 6

I was still buying popcorn when the film __________.

Accepted Answer

started

Question 7

We didn't get a ticket to the concert because they _______________ them all.

Accepted Answer

had sold

Question 8

It was 3 o'clock in the morning and Fiona /lie/ on her bed awake.

Accepted Answer

was still lying

Question 9

I /see/ Forrest Gump last night. I never/see/ the film before.

Accepted Answer

saw, had never seen

Question 10

The storm /break/ while they /swim/ in the sea.

Accepted Answer

broke, were swimming

Question 11

As I /make/ lunch, they /knock/ at the door.

Accepted Answer

was making, knocked

Question 12

There was an open book on the sofa. She/read/.

Accepted Answer

had been reading

Question 13

It was 2 p.m. The runners /run/ since 10:48 a.m.

Accepted Answer

had been running

Question 14

Sue was broken-hearted. Her boyfriend /split up/ with her.

Accepted Answer

had split up

Question 15

They /evacuate/ the town by noon.

Accepted Answer

had evacuated

Question 16

She saw a missed call and wondered who ___________ her.

Accepted Answer

had phoned

Question 17

She /train/ for three years when she /enter/ the race.

Accepted Answer

had been training, entered

Question 18

Mike couldn't get home because he ________ his keys.

Accepted Answer

had lost

Question 19

Aron /be/ upset because he /hear/ some bad news.

Accepted Answer

was, had heard

Question 20

When the children woke up on Christmas morning, it _______________.

Accepted Answer

was snowing

Question 21

I switched off the lights before I ___________ the house.

Accepted Answer

left

Question 22

When was the last time you /eat/ in the restaurant?

Accepted Answer

ate

Question 23

I was playing the piano while my cousins _____________ .

Accepted Answer

were singing

Question 24

I ______________ a pleasant dream when suddenly the alarm clock rang.

Accepted Answer

was having

Question 25

The traffic was moving slowly because there _________ an accident on the road.

Accepted Answer

had been

Question 26

How/Jake/ break his leg?

Accepted Answer

did Jake break

Question 27

Mary had already left when I _____________ at the party.

Accepted Answer

arrived

Question 28

I opened the door and ________ a police officer standing there.

Accepted Answer

saw

Question 29

The storm /pass/ by the time we /wake up/.

Accepted Answer

had passed, woke up

Question 30

It /snow/ heavily as he /drive/ home.

Accepted Answer

was snowing, was driving

Question 31

Ted never /be/ to the museum before.

Accepted Answer

had never been

Question 32

By 2007, I /visit/ 15 countries.

Accepted Answer

had visited

Question 33

We ______________ in front of the TV when there was a knock on the door.

Accepted Answer

were sitting

Question 34

Before I moved to the countryside I ___________ a cow.

Accepted Answer

had never seen

Question 35

My uncle went to the police station to report that somebody _____________ his car.

Accepted Answer

had stolen

Question 36

The survivors /hear/ a loud noise before the building /collapse/.

Accepted Answer

had heard, collapsed

Question 37

We called a guy to repair the shower that ___________ a few days before.

Accepted Answer

had broken

Question 38

All of a sudden, I /feel/ dizzy, /collapse/ and /break/ my head.

Accepted Answer

felt, collapsed, broke

Question 39

After I read the book I ________ it to my friend.

Accepted Answer

gave

Question 40

It /rain/ at midnight yesterday.

Accepted Answer

was raining

Past tenses mix

Questions 40

Past tenses mix

Questions 40