ADDITIONAL EXERCISES Past tenses revision test
Fill in the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. When Ginny ___ (see) me yesterday, I ___ (cross) the street.
2. My dad ___ (paint) the living room for two hours before my brother (come) to help him.
3. Nora (lie) in a homework while Phil ___(weed) the garden.
4. Before the Smiths ___(buy) their new house, they (look) for a suitable one for a year.
5. Laura (send) us a postcard from her holiday in Italy.
6. As Claire (dust) the furniture, she (break) her mum's vase.
7. My sister ___ (never, be) to the circus before last week.
8. Pam and I ___( study) for the history exam when the lights ___(go) off.
9. The alarm clock ___ (not, ring) yesterday morning and I ___(be) late for work.
10. Mr. Roberts ___ (work) in the company for six years before it ___(go) bankrupt.
11. You ___(not, sleep) when I ___(return) last night.
12. When ___(they, visit) you last time?
13. Yesterday at this time, Karen ___(write) a letter of application to the manager of L'Oréal.
14. I ___(not, pay) attention to the teacher and my friends ___(not, pay) attention, either.
15. When we (go) out for a walk last Sunday morning, the sun ___(shine) and it (be) quite warm.
16. We (never, see) the Pyramids before our trip to Egypt in 2005.
17. (Simon and Alice, get) married last summer?
18. They ___(wait) for more than an hour before the singer ___( appear) on the stage.
19. Michael and Robert ___(rollerblade) in the backyard when Sally ___ ( phone).
20. I (meet) Harry at Brenda's birthday party last month.
21. Where ___(you, spend) your last winter holidays?
22. My cousin and I (sit) at a park bench when we (hear) a thunder.
23. By six o'clock Ted (pack) all his staff in his backpack.
