B2+ GATEWAY UNIT 1 PAST TENSES REVIEW

A plumber (come) to our house yesterday.

• CAME

• WAS COMING

• HAD COME

• HAD BEEN COMING

He (want) ___________ to repair our washing machine that (break) _____________ a few days before.

• WANTED / WAS BREAKING

• WANTED / BROKE

• WANTED / HAD BROKEN

• HAD WANTED / HAD BROKEN

While the plumber (repair)_________ the washing machine, I (watch)__________ the news.

• REPAIRED / WAS WATCHING

• WAS REPAIRING / WATCHED

• WAS REAPAIRING / WAS WATCHING

• HAD REPAIRED / HAD WATCHED

Suddenly, I (realise) __________ that they (show) _________________ our street on TV.

• REALISED / WERE SHOWING

• WAS REALISING / WERE SHOWING

• REALISED / HAD SHOWED

• HAD REALISED / HAD SHOWED

The reporter (SAY) ___________ that a car (CRASH) ____________ into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.

• WAS SAYING / HAD CRASHED

• SAID / HAD CRASHED

• WAS SAYING / HAD CRASHED

• WAS SAYING / WAS CRASHING

While I (LISTEN) ___________ carefully to what (happen) _______________, someone (knock) ___________at my door.

• WAS LISTENING / HAD HAPPENED / KNOCKED

• LISTENED / HAPPENED / KNOCKED

• HAD LISTENED / HAD HAPPENED / HAD KNOCKED

• WAS LISTENING / WAS HAPPENING / WAS KNOCKING

I (open) _____________ the door and (see) _______________ a police officer standing there.

• opened / saw

• was opening / saw

• had opened / saw

• opened / had seen

He( ask) ________________ for the plumber.

• was asking

• had asked

• asked

• had been asking

As it (turn out) ___________, it (be) __________ our plumber’s car that (roll) ____________________ down the street.

• was turning out / was / was rolling

• turned out / was / rolled

• has turned out / was / had rolled

• turned out / was / had rolled

In his haste, the plumber (forget) ____________ to put the handbrake on.

• had forgotten

• forgot

• was forgetting

• had been forgetting