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Complete the sentences using the most appropriate past tense: past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple
E.g.
I
was walking
(walk) along the road when I
heard
(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody
was following
(follow) me but I
hadn’t noticed
(notice) anyone before then
1
Yesterday I
(go) to the bus station to meet Jerry. When I
(arrive) he
(sit) at the entrance. His bus
(arrive) early.
2
What
you
(do) when I
(try) to phone you last night?
3
We
(leave) early and
(drive) along when Mum
(realise) she
(leave) the oven on.
4
We
never
(be) to Denmark before last year.
5
While I
(do) the ironing, I
(notice) a cat in the garden.
6
By the time she
(get) back, they
(finish) dinner.
7
Sam
(play) tennis for a long time before our match yesterday. I
(play) very well and he
(be) out of practice, so we
(give) up the game and
(decide) to go for a drink instead.
8
The thieves
(escape) from the building and
(run) down the street before the alarm
(start).
9
Last week I
(walk) down the street when a woman
(catch) my arm. I
(turn) round to see Janet. She
(recognise) me but I
(see) her.
10
When I
(get) home Graham
(lie) on the bed. The DVD player
(be) on but he
(watch) the film. He
(fall) asleep and
(snore) loudly. I
(turn) on the light and
(switch) the machine off. Just then he
(wake) up.
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