Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Use the Past Simple, Past

Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.

1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.

3. I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.

4. What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?

5. When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.

6. Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?

7. I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already ....................................
(form) outside.

Fill in Past simple, past progressive or past perfect simple.

1. After they   (have) a cup of tea, they   (have) some cake.

2. They   (buy) the flat two years ago.

3. When I   (watch) TV, the lights   (go) out.

4. He   (tell) me that he   (see) a lion.

5. He   (go) to France last year.

6. After he   (call) the police, he   (call) the ambulance.

7. She   (wash) her hair when her baby   (start) to cry.

8. After he   (work) hard, he   (feel) ill.

9. He   (leave) the room after I   (explain) all the facts.

10. After he   (find) the key, he   (open) the door.

11. While he   (play) computer games, she   (read).

12. They   (sell) everything before they   (move) to Glasgow.

13. He   (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I   (clean) the room, Mary   (come) home.

15. After he   (finish) school, he   (start) to work in a factory.