Verbs - Simple past, past progressive, past perfect

John and his sisters __________ a cake for Mother last week.

• bakes

• baked

• had baked

• were baking

Brandon __________ a book when his brother entered the room.

• reads

• read

• had read

• was reading

I went to play computer games after I __________ my homework.

• do

• did

• had done

• was doing

Derek __________ a loud screech before he saw the accident.

• hears

• heard

• had heard

• was hearing

When I __________ home, I encountered a menacing-looking stray dog.

• walk

• walked

• had walked

• was walking

The burglar __________ away before the police arrived.

• runs

• ran

• had run

• was running

I __________ my homework to the teacher after I had completed it.

• submit

• submitted

• had submitted

• was submitting

When Wilson reached home, he discovered that he __________ his umbrella on the bus.

• leaves

• left

• had left

• was leaving

After the workers had painted the building, they __________ a rest underneath a tree.

• take

• took

• had taken

• were taking

After Grandpa __________ the address on the envelope, he pasted a stamp onto it.

• writes

• wrote

• had written

• was writing