Past Tenses

I _______Maria for the first time at Ray's party

• saw

• was seeing

• had seen

• had been seeing

When we were on holiday, we ____ to the cafe every day.

• went

• would go

• had gone

• used to go

I _____my homework as soons as I got home.

• did

• had done

• was doing

• had been doing

By the time he died, Beethoven ______(write) 9 symphonies.

We chose the Hotel Rio because we (stay) there before

I (see) the film before, so I knew how it ended.

Jim and I ________ (study) at Bath University when we ________ (meet).

• were studying, met

• had studied, met

• studied, had met

• were studying, had met

You’re lucky I’m still at home. I ________ (get) ready to go out when you phoned.

• got

• had got

• was getting

• had gotten

Usain Bolt ________ (win) the 100m in record time.

• wan

• had won

• wins

• won

I ________ (already / finish) cooking when Gill offered to help.

• already finished

• had already finished

• have already finished

• was already finishing