Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. Justify your answers.

1. Paul .... (break) his arm while he ... (paint) the wall.
2. Sandra finally ... (pass) the exam. She .... (study) really hard for months.
3. A: How long ... (Mary/work) here before she .... (retire) ?
B : More that twenty years.
4. While I ... (walk) home last night, I ... (bump) into Sally.
5. The sun ... (shine) and the birds ... (sing) as we ... (drive) towards the village.
6. We .... (finish) the main course and ... (wait) for dessert when the fire alarm ... (ring).
7. " ......... (you/work) late last night?"
" Yes, actually I .... (not/leave) until 11 pm."
8 . She ....(visit) France before but she only ... (go) to Paris last month.
9. A: ..... (you/see) Jamie at the party last night?
B: No , by the time I .... (get) there, he .... (already/leave).
10 . Amy ..... (walk) home when she .... ( hear ) her mobile phone ring.

Answer 1

1.broke , painted 2. passed , studied 3. did Mary work ,  retired 4. walked,bumped 5. shone. sang , drove 6. finished , waited , rang 7. Did you work , didn't leave 8. visited , went 9.did you saw ,got , already left 10. walked , heard