Past Tenses Test

I heard a knock at the front door so I ______ to answer it.

• gone

• went

• was going

• had gone

At this time yesterday, I _______ an email.

• wrote

• writes

• was writing

• written

The football season ______ a month ago.

• began

• was beginning

• were beginning

• begun

We entered the house quietly because everyone ________.

• were sleeping

• had slept

• slept

• was sleeping

By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____ already ______.

• was starting

• started

• had started

• have started

The children ______ while their parents were watching them.

• were playing

• played

• was playing

• had played

They ________ many hours before we arrived.

• living

• left

• had left

• were leaving

They .................. (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

She wore the shoes she ............. (buy) the day before.

I fell as I ........................... (run) for the bus.