Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Fill in the correct verb: We _ a new car yesterday Ann _ to her brother when I arrived Helen was tired because she _ since morning I _ my homework before my mum came Tom _ home ten minutes ago Kate _ there for years before she left Pam _ the room when the telephone rang Philip _ my car by two o’clock yesterday I _ computer games until o’clock 10 Ann _ me with my homework yesterday 11 Liz _ lunch before her brother came 12 He was tired He _ his car for hours 13 What _ you _ at o’clock yesterday? 14 I _ my letter before the film started 15 Alec _ the championship last year 16 She _ bracelets since she was seven 17 Mona realized that she _ her watch 18 I _ the film when you phoned me 19 After he _, I began cooking 20 I _ my keys at school yesterday 21 My clothes were dirty because I _ all day 22 _ you _ the book by the time Leo came? 23 Tim _ in the garden when it began to rain 24 Where you _your holidays last year? 25 He _ the engine all day 26 Nick _ his exam He was very sad 27 Andrew _ to the club when I saw him 28 The day was nice I for three hours 29 Who _ you at the railway station yesterday? 30 We _ a test at 10 o’clock yesterday buy speak work leave live tidy repair play not help not cook drive finish win make lose not watch leave forget work read play spend repair fail go ski meet write KEY: Fill in the correct verb: We bought a new car yesterday buy Ann was speaking to her brother when I arrived speak Helen was tired because she had been working since work morning I had done my homework before my mum came Tom left home ten minutes ago leave Kate had been living there for years before she left live Pam was tidying the room when the telephone rang tidy Philip had repaired my car by two o’clock yesterday repair I had been playing computer games until o’clock play 10 Ann didn’t help me with my homework yesterday not help 11 Liz hadn’t cooked lunch before her brother came not cook 12 He was tired He had been driving his car for hours drive 13 What were you doing at o’clock yesterday? 14 I had finished my letter before the film started finish 15 Alec won the championship last year win 16 She had been making bracelets since she was seven make 17 Mona realized that she had lost her watch lose 18 I wasn’t watching the film when you phoned me not watch 19 After he had left, I began cooking leave 20 I forgot my keys at school yesterday forget 21 My clothes were dirty because I had been working work all day 22 Had you read the book by the time Leo came? read 23 Tim was playing in the garden when it began to rain play 24 Where did you spend your holidays last year? spend 25 He had been repairing the engine all day repair 26 Nick had failed his exam He was very sad fail 27 Andrew was going to the club when I saw him go 28 The day was nice I had been skiing for three hours ski 29 Who met you at the railway station yesterday? meet 30 We were writing a test at 10 o’clock yesterday write