Past Tense

1. The light went out after we _____ breakfast.

• a. were eating    

• b. had eaten

• c. ate  

• d. eaten

2. Last Christmas I _____ you my heart.

• was giving

• gave

• had given  

• given

3. You were watching TV while we _____ dinner.

• a. were cooking

• b. had cooked

• c. cook    

• d. cooking

4. She _____ a tall man while she was walking to school.

• a. was seeing  

•   b. had seen

• c. saw  

•    d. seen

5. They _____ for us for one hour by the time we arrived.

• a. was waiting   

•   b. had been waiting

• c. waited 

• d. has been waiting

6. It ____ to rain while we were playing football.

• a. started

•  b. had started

• c. was starting    

• d. were starting

7. I took a bath, cleaned my face and _____ dressed.

• a. got     

•   b. had got

• c. was getting 

•    d. gotten

8. I _____ to Hong Kong 10 years ago.

• a. had moved

• b. moved

• c. was moving 

•     d. were moving

9. The students _____ their paper when the bell _____.

           

•  a. were writing / rang

•   b. was writing / ring

•  c. is writing / rang    

• d. is writing / ring

10. Mr.Smith ______ with the government for 30 years when he retired last year.

       

• a. has been working  

• b. had been working

•    c. was working    

•      d. is working