B2+ Past tenses & Articles

They were tired because they ________ for hours.

• had shopped

• had been shopping

• shopped

• were shopping

What ______ you _______ at 10 pm yesterday?

• had / been doing

• were / doing

• did / do

• had / done

The plane _______ by the time they got to the airport.

• had left

• was leaving

• left

• had been leaving

It _______ raining while they were sunbathing.

• was starting

• had started

• had been starting

• started

When ______ you ______ from school?

• were / graduating

• had / graduated

• did / graduate

• had / been graduating

Mike was writing a postcard while Ann _______ a book.

• was reading

• had read

• had been reading

• read

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A: Did you watch Grey's Anatomy on TV last night?

B: Yes, I ________ (not/see) the episode before.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A: Where were you at lunchtime?

B: Oh, I _______ (have) a meeting.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A: How long _______ (you/live) in Cameroon before you moved here?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A: Have you ever been to Egypt?

B: Yes, I _______ (go) there a couple of years ago.