Underline the correct tense. 1. i saw jim this morning. he ran/was running for the bus. 2. keri was angry. she had been waiting/was waiting for sarah for two hours. 3. andy was relieved to hear that he was passing/had passed the exam. 4. i was walking/had walked home when i saw paul. 5. brian learnt/had learnt how to spell his name at school today. 6. they hadn’t visited/weren’t visiting their grandparents for a long time. 7. i watched/was watching television when the telephone rang. 8. jason had been thinking/had thought about his new car all day. 9. i bought the dress because i wanted/had wanted something special to wear to the party. 10. the little boy was crying because he had lost/was losing his mother. 11. graham had been working/was working for the company for twenty years before he retired. 12. pam opened/had opened the present and read the card. 13. lucy wrote/had written a letter to her sister last night. 14. it had been raining/was raining all day and the roads were very wet. 15. sue was smiling/had smiled as she was reading mary’s letter.
1. I saw Jim this morning. He was running for the bus. 2. Keri was angry. She had been waiting for Sarah for two hours. 3. Andy was relieved to hear that he had passed the exam. 4. I was walking home when I saw Paul. 5. Brian learnt how to spell his name at school today. 6. They hadn’t visited their grandparents for a long time. 7. I was watching television when the telephone rang. 8. Jason had been thinking about his new car all day. 9. I bought the dress because I wanted something special to wear to the party. 10. The little boy was crying because he had lost his mother. 11. Graham had been working for the company for twenty years before he retired. 12. Pam opened the present and read the card. 13. Lucy wrote a letter to her sister last night. 14. It had been raining all day and the roads were very wet. 15. Sue was smiling as she was reading Mary’s letter.