Verbs in Past Simple, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous

When I ..... the essay, I gave it to the teacher.

• had been finishing

• had finished

• was finishing

• have finished

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

There wasn’t a gallery in the whole of Europe that ...... those paintings by Dali together before.

• was showing

• showed

• had been showing

• had shown

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I wasn’t impressed at all and I ......... Dali's works.

• was liking

• liked

• had always liked

• have been liking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The teacher ..... in while Jane ..... a joke.

• came / was telling

• was coming / was telling

• came / told

• had come / had been telling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ... the sauce while Bob ... up the vegetables.

• prepared / cut

• were preparing / were cutting

• had prepared / has been cutting

• was preparing / was cutting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

By the time Paul got to the party we .... all the food.

• had eaten

• had been eating

• eaten

• eat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Barbara ..... shopping more often than she does now.

• used to go

• had gone

• was going

• went

I missed our History test because you ..... me about it.

• didn’t tell

• hadn’t told

• weren’t telling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

I was sure I .... that woman before but I couldn’t remember when and where.

• had seen

• saw

• had been seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The dog ate our lunch while we ........ .

• wasn't watching

• didn't watch.

• weren't watching.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C