Past Tenses

1. They didn't go for a walk because it ....... *
rained
was raining
had rained
2. I didn't know who that woman was. I ..... her before. *
never saw
was never seeing
had never seen
3. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours ..... a party. *
had
were having
had had
4. We were not hungry. We .... lunch. *
just had
were just having
had just had
5. We .... the concert last night very much. *
enjoyed
were enjoying
had enjoyed
6. He broke his leg while he ..... tennis. *
played
was playing
had played
7. I .... Mary in the supermarket yesterday. *
met
was meeting
had met
8. I apologized because I .... his book. *
forgot
was forgetting
had forgotten
9. He .... home at 7 o'clock yesterday. *
came
was coming
had come
10. I first met him when we ..... in Oxford. *
studied
were studying
had studied
11. Yesterday I .... my homework by 6 o'clock. *
did
was doing
had done
12. When the teacher came into the classroom, the children ..... around. *
ran
were running
had run
13. When I came home, I realized I ..... the keys. *
lost
was losing
had lost
14. He told me that Jane ..... shopping. *
went
was going
had gone
15. I .... a book the whole evening yesterday. *
read
was reading
had read
16. When I met John, he ..... to the railway station. *
went
was going
had gone
17. They ..... to the Tretyakov Gallery last week. *
went
was going
had gone
18. She returned the book which she ..... the day before. *
took
was taking
had taken
19. While my friend was fishing, I .... the birds. *
watched
was watching
had watched
20. We asked him how many places of interest he ..... *
already saw
was already seeing
had already seen