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B2 Past Tense Review

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  • She was staring out of the window, when the postman ______ into the yard.
    had come
    used to come
    had been coming
    came
  • When I got to the stadium, I found that my friends _____ the tickets.
    had already bought
    used to buy
    had been buying
    bought
  • My dad __________ lots of exotice places when he _______ a tour guide.
    visited - was being
    used to visit - was
    had visited - been
    was visiting - had been
  • She _______ her pony for two hours every day when she was a child.
    used to ride
    had been riding
    was riding
    has ridden
  • I always _________ when I was preparing for an exam in high school.
    had worried
    used to worry
    had been worrying
    was worrying
  • As soon a Sharon _______ her mother´s message, she ______ on her bike and _____ home.
    was getting, was jumping, was riding
    got, jumped, rode
    had been getting, had jumped, rode
    had got, had jumped, had ridden
  • Whey they were younger, they _______ their holidays in Italy.
    had spent
    had been spending
    used to spend
    were spending
  • The hurricane completely destroyed the house that they ______ the year before.
    had built
    used to build
    have built
    were building
  • He _______ for more than two months before the teacher caught him.
    has cheated
    had been cheating
    used to cheat
    were cheating
  • The waiter was so busy that he brought us a plate that we ________ .
    were not ordering
    had not ordered
    had not been ordering
    didn´t used to order
  • I _______ the series regularly for two years, but then I had to miss all of last month´s episodes..
    had been watching
    had watched
    watched
    was watching
  • We were furious, because we _____ for over three hours.
    waited
    used to wait
    have waited
    had been waiting
  • They _______ when they suddenly saw a shark.
    scuba dived
    had scuba dived
    were scuba diving
    used to be scuba diving
  • When I was in grade school, I _________ about two hours of homework every day.
    had been doing
    had done
    was doing
    used to do
  • I must have dropped the teacher´s paper that she _______ me to take to the office.
    had been giving
    had given
    used to give
    was giving
  • During her three years in London, she seldom ________ with other young people.
    socialized
    had been socialising
    had socialised
    was socialising
  • Fortunately, we ________ under a bridge when it started to rain really hard.
    walked
    used to walk
    were walking
    had walked
  • When he ____________, he found a wallet with tons of money in it.
    walked
    had walked
    was walking
    had been walking
  • When my parents got home, they saw that the babysitter _________ the baby to bed.
    used to put
    had already put
    has already
    already was putting
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