Past Tenses B1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

It was late and people _____ (hurry) to get home before it got dark.

were hurrying

I _____ (have) breakfast when I _____ (hear) the news.

was having; heard

She ____ (win) the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.

won

When the snowstorm started, we ______ (stop) skiing and went back to the hotel.

stopped

The police _____ (stop) my sister on the motorway because she _____ (not wear) a seat belt.

stopped; wasn't wearing

The accident ____ (happen) when they ____ (drive) home.

happened; were driving

They ____ (be) in Mexico in 2016.

were

When I _____ (live) in Paris, I often ____ (go) to watch Paris St-Germain.

lived / was living; went

We stopped at a garage because we ______ (need) petrol.

needed

I _____ (watch) TV in the living room. Suddenly, I _____ (hear) a knock at the door. I _____ (get up) and _____ (open) the door. But there _____ (be) nobody there.

was watching; heard; got up; opened; was

It was a cold night and it _____ (rain).

was raining

In the 80s people (travel) by train rather than by car.

used to travel / travelled

We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.

were leaving

We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.

went

I (live) in a house with a garden, but now I live in an apartment with a balcony. (state in the past)

used to live

When I couldn’t do my homework, I (ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)

used to ask

I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.

was watching, was chatting

Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.

got off, waited

I don't seem to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.

didn't get

wasn't get

am not getting

haven't got

In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.

used to take / were

took / been

tooken / were

taked / was been

When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.

set / went

was setting / was go

was setting / was going

setted / went

The baby _____ the living room floor with pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.

was marking / was mopping

marked / was mopped

was marked / mopped

was mark / was mop

I have lost my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.

used

were use

was used

was using

Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still isn't used to living with the heavy traffic here.

moved

was moved

was moving

were move

What _____ the two _____ about when they started to argue?

were / talking

did / talked

was / talk

were / talked

Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.

used to do / was

did / were

done / been

were doing / were

Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.

spent

was spending

was spent

spended

We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.

were enjoying / was going

enjoyed / is going

enjoyed / gone

were enjoy / was go