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Past Tenses B1

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  • The baby _____ the living room floor with pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.
    marked / was mopped
    was marking / was mopping
    was mark / was mop
    was marked / mopped
  • It was late and people _____ (hurry) to get home before it got dark.
    were hurrying
  • When I _____ (live) in Paris, I often ____ (go) to watch Paris St-Germain.
    lived / was living; went
  • In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.
    taked / was been
    used to take / were
    took / been
    tooken / were
  • Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.
    were doing / were
    done / been
    used to do / was
    did / were
  • I have lost my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.
    used
    were use
    was using
    was used
  • I _____ (have) breakfast when I _____ (hear) the news.
    was having; heard
  • We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.
    went
  • I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.
    was watching, was chatting
  • They ____ (be) in Mexico in 2016.
    were
  • I don't seem to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.
    haven't got
    am not getting
    didn't get
    wasn't get
  • 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
  • When I couldn’t do my homework, I (ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)
    used to ask
  • The accident ____ (happen) when they ____ (drive) home.
    happened; were driving
  • 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
  • What _____ the two _____ about when they started to argue?
    did / talked
    was / talk
    were / talked
    were / talking
  • Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still isn't used to living with the heavy traffic here.
    was moved
    moved
    were move
    was moving
  • She ____ (win) the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.
    won
  • Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.
    was spent
    was spending
    spended
    spent
  • When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.
    setted / went
    was setting / was going
    set / went
    was setting / was go
  • We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.
    were leaving
  • Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.
    got off, waited
  • The police _____ (stop) my sister on the motorway because she _____ (not wear) a seat belt.
    stopped; wasn't wearing
  • 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
  • We stopped at a garage because we ______ (need) petrol.
    needed
  • When the snowstorm started, we ______ (stop) skiing and went back to the hotel.
    stopped
  • We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.
    enjoyed / is going
    were enjoying / was going
    enjoyed / gone
    were enjoy / was go