Complete the gaps using an appropriate past form of the verb.
Garry 11.___________ (teach) in Manchester for 12 year before he 12.____________ (get) a post in Oxford.
13.______________ (you/see) the lightning last night? – No, I 14.____________ (sleep).
Mike was tired. He 15.__________ (clean) the house since early in the morning.
What 16. ____________ (Jill/say) when I _____________ (walk) in? – Oh, nothing. She 17. ___________ (talk) about her mum.
They 18.______________(wait) for two hours before Ann finally 19._________ (arrive).
By the time Bob 20.______________ (come) home, Laura 21.___________(cook) dinner.
Harry 22.____________________ (write) several pages before he 23._____________(realize) he was off the point.
James 23.__________ (paint) the house for hours before he 24.____________ (take) a break.
He 25. __________ (just/ finish) packing his backpack, when Jill 26.______________(arrive).
Who 27. ______________ (you/talk) to on the phone when I 28. ____________ (come) in?
Answers & Comments
11 had been teaching 12 got
13 did you see 14 was sleeping
15 had been cleaning
16 was Jill saying -walked 17 was talking
18 had been waiting 19 arrived
20 came 21 had cooked
22 had written 23 realized
24 had been painting 26 took
27 were you talking 28 came
Verified answer
11.was teaching12.got
13.Did you see
14.was sleeping
15.cleaned
16.Did Jill say when i was walking in
17.was talking
18.were waiting
19.arrived
20.came
21.was cooking
22.was writing
23.realized
23.was painting
24.took
25.has just finished
26.arrived
27.were you talking
28.came