Question

Fill in the gaps with the correct past tense of the verb in brackets.
1 A: When ............................ (your parents/be married)?
B: I'm not sure. I think it ...................... (be) in 1986.
2 A: My sister .............................. (have) a baby yesterday.
B: Congratulations - you're an aunt!
3 A: When ..................................... (your grandfather/ retire)?
B: Last January.He ............................ (work) for the same company for 30 years.
4 A: Sheila .............................. (meet) her future husband while she .................... (travel) around Russia.
B: Really? ................................ (it/be) love at first sight?
5 A: ................................. (be/Tom) at home when you ................................. (arrive).
B: No, he .................................... (already/go out).
6 A: Laura ................................... (not/come) to the party last night.
B: Really? Why?
A: She ................................. (already/arrange) to do something else.
7 A: We only ................................. (move) here a week ago and I don't know anybody yet.
B: You'll soon make some new friends.
8 A: ............................................ (Mary/give) birth yesterday?
B: Yes - I heard she ............................. (have) twins.
9 A: You used to live in Italy, didn't you? How long ............................... (you/stay) there?
B: For there years, then we ............................. (move) to Paris.
10. A: .......................................... (be/there) many people at the wedding reception?
B: Yes, a lot. Most of them were people I ................................ (never/see) before.
11 A: ............................. (celebrate) our grandpa's birthday last Sunday.
B: .............................. (you/have) a nice time?
12 A: ................................ (you/be) pleased to see your Uncle Tom again last week?
B: Of course - I ................................. (not/see) him for about five years.
13 A: .................................. (you/got) to the meeting yesterday with Josh?
B: No - he .............................. (not/finish) his work so I ......................... (go) on my own.

Multumesc.

Answer 1

1.A were your parents married
B. was 
2.A. had
B.
3.A. did your grandparent retire
B. he's been working 
4.A. met, travelled
B. Was it
5.A. Tom was, arrived
B. already went out
6.A.didn't come
B.
7.A.moved
B.
8.A.Mary gave
B.had
9.A.did you stay
B.moved
10.A.Were there
B.have never seen
11.A.We celebrated
B.Did you have
12.A.Were you
B.didn't see
13.A.Did you get
B.didn't finish, went