Past tense forms

About 100 people __ (queue) outside the theatre for tickets, when we got there.

• queued

• had queued

• were queuing

• had been queued

This time last week I __ (drive) to London.

• drove

• was driving

• had driven

• had been driving

By the time the teacher arrived the classroom was empty: the students __ (leave).

• left

• had left

• were leaving

• had been leaving

The witness claimed he __ (not see) the accused before.

• didn`t see

• hasn't seen

• hadn't seen

• wasn't seeing

I __ (have) a shower when the telephone rang.

• had

• have had

• had had

• was having

Long ago, they __ (build) most houses out of wood.

• built

• had built

• were building

• had been building

The first modern Olympics __ (take place) in Athens more than a hundred years ago.

• took place

• had taken place

• were taking place

• had been taking place

I __ (listen) to the news on TV at nine o`clock last night.

• listened

• had listened

• was listening

• had been listening

She __ (not go) to the grocery store before it closed.

• didn't go

• had not gone

• wasn't going

• hadn't been going

They __ (climb) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain.

• climbed

• had climbed

• were climbing

• had been climbing