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English 25 Public

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

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Charlie ............. (be) the new chef in the kitchen last year.

was

5

While I ........ (do) my homework, the phone ........ (ring).

was doing , rang

15

By the time we ........ (get) to the stadium, the match ........ (begin).

got, had begun

15

As Dustin ........ (clean) the furniture, he ........ (break) his mum's vase.

was cleaning, broke

20

I ........ (send) a letter to my best friend before I ........ (move) to a new city.

had send, moved

20

My dog ........ (play) in the garden when I got home.

was playing

5

Carla ........ (be) my best friend when I was in elementary.

was

10

I ........ (not come) to the party last night because I ........ (be) ill.

didn't come, was

20

In 2000, Bill ........ (live) in Italy. Before that, he ........ (live) in France.

lived, had lived

10

The alarm clock ........ (not ring) yesterday morning and I ........ (be) late for work.

didn't ring, was

15

........ Jack ........ (finish) his work before he ........ (watch) TV?

Had...finished, watched

20

I ........ (not see) Paul last night, he ........ (not appear) at the party.

didn't see, didn't appear

20

When we ........ (go) out for a walk last Sunday morning, the sun ........ (shine) and it ........ (be) quite warm.

went, was shining, was

25

Jenny ........ (never see) the Pyramids before she ........ (travel) to Egypt last summer.

had never seen, travelled

20

At 6 o'clock yesterday, Kim ........ (paint) a picture in her art class.

was painting

5

When I ........ (return) last night, you ........ (sleep).

returned, were sleeping

10