Past Tenses

.................... when you woke up?

• Had it been raining

• Did it rain

• Had it rained

• Was it raining

Mr Lawson ......... five books before he died in 1998.

• had been writing

• wrote

• had written

• was writing

Mr Simms had no idea where his wife ....... his correspondence.

• was putting

• had put

• had been putting

• put

The police ...... the burglar as he ....... the fence.

• had noticed / climbed

• had noticed / was climbing

• noticed / had been climbing

• noticed / was climbing

I didn't remember what time I ........ the house.

• had left

• was leaving

• left

• had been leaving

I .... home, unlocked the door and took off the coat.

• was coming

• had come

• had been coming

• came

While I ........... , they ............ me.

• was walking / had been following

• was walking / were following

• had been walking / were following

• walked / followed

When we came to the theatre, the play ...... .

• already started

• was already starting

• had already started

• had already been starting

Mark and Sarah ....................... TV when I left the  house.

• was watching
• were watching
• watch
• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

I was looking for my camera when I ................. this old photo of my grandmother.

• was finding
• were finding
• finded
• found

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E