Past tenses practice choose the right form of the verb in brackets: 1) i (buy) this car in january. 2) i had (finish) high school when the great depression (strike) the country. 3) we (take) a walk in the park when a heavy thunderstorm suddenly (break) out. 4) when i finally (wake) up, the clock radio (blare) for a good couple of hours. 5) butch (sniff) the plate and (woof). he (tremble)with anticipation. 6) i (buy) a diamond ring for my future wife yesterday. 7) i (wait) for half an hour when she finally (arrive). 8) the car (service) before it was (sell). 9) condensed milk (produce) in america since the mid 1850s. 10) she (already, leave) when i (come). 11) i (talk) on the phone when she (run) into the room. 12) i (be) at work yesterday. 13) her hair (be) wet, she (swim). 14) i (eat) frogs when i (be) in france. 15) he (repair) the car during the whole week before he (decide) to ask me to help him. 16) i (do) homework at 5 o'clock yesterday. 17) while i (write) a letter, my father was looking through the newspaper. 18) the jurassic period (last) about 62 million years. 19) i (not, know) who he (be). i (see) him before. 20) he (write) the letter, (put) it in the envelope, (leave) it on the table and (go) out. 21) the house (be) dirty. they (clean it for weeks. 22) he (know) that she (work) in this company for five years.
2 finished, struck
3 were taking; broke
4 woke up; had blared
5 sniffed; woofed; was trembling
6 bought
7 had been waiting; arrived
8 had been serviced; was sold
9 has been producing
10 had already left; came
11 was talking; ran
12 was
13 was; had been swimming
14 ate; was
15 had been repaiting; decided
16 was doing
17 was writing
18 lasted
19 didn't know; hadn't seen
20 wrote; put; left; went out
21 was; hadn't cleaned
22 knew; had been working