Past Tenses Revision

I noticed that Audrey cried/was crying/had cried/had been crying for some time because her eyes were red.

We went/were going/had gone/had been going /to the cinema last week.

Yesterday at nine he sat/was sitting/had sat/had been sitting in front of his computer.

A plumber (come) to our house yesterday.

He ..... when we.... . (SLEEP, ARRIVE)

We played/were playing/had played/had been playing a video game when our friends came.

When you ...... in I........ my report (COME, WRITE)

After I ate/was eating/had eaten/had been eating my lunch, I went back to the office.

Matthew drove/was driving/had driven/had been driving home late at night when the accident happened.

The guests /left/were leaving/had left/had been leaving the party before I reached the restaurant.

Emma/watched/was watching/had watched/had been watching her favorite program for two hours before her mother turned off the TV.

When I saw my school friend in the street yesterday, I didn’t recognize him because he changed/was changing/had changed/had been changing a lot.

They were reading a book when somebody knocked/was knocking/had knocked/had been knocking at the door.

I listened/was listening/had listened/had been listening to music at 7 pm yesterday.

They went/were going/had gone/had been going to the theater last night.

When mother got home, the boys played/were playing/had played/had been playing computer games for three hours already.

At six o’clock yesterday, Lauren had/was having/had had/had been having

a shower.

Lily prepare/dwas preparing/had prepared/had been preparing for her exam while her brother was watching a movie.

By the time Nick arrived, Rafael left/was leaving/had left/had been leaving.

Mike smoked/was smoking/had smoked/had been smoking for about twenty years before he quit.

I called/was calling/had called/had been calling/you last night but you didn’t answer the phone.

Mary was waiting for a bus when the robber attacked/was attacking/had attacked/had been attacking her.

We were tired because we worked/were working/had worked/had been working without stopping for ten hours.

Susan finished/was finishing/had finished/had been finishing her report by the time I came home.

While I slept/was sleeping/had slept/had been sleeping, my friends were discussing what to do next.

At ten o’clock yesterday, Kevin was having/had breakfast.

Emily put on her coat, closed the door and left/had left the building.

We were tired because we had played/had been playing tennis for two hours.

The party had already started/had been already starting by the time my neighbors arrived.

Lily was crying/had been crying as it was time to say goodbye.

They had discussed/had been discussing the problem since the morning before they came to the solution.

I took a shower after I finished/had finished my training.

Harry and James had won/won their first trophy yesterday

Amelia was watching some videos while her brother was talking/had been talking on the phone.

They had washed/were washing the dishes by the time their mother came home.

Chris had been practicing/was practicing the violin for a year before he entered the competition.

We wasn’t attending didn’t attend the lesson yesterday.

We ..... to the cinema last week. (go)

Yesterday at 11 pm, the baby....... (sleep)

I.....Chris after I.......my first husband. (meet / divorce)

By the time we..... to the station, the train.....already.....(arrive, leave)

My mum.....the dishes while I......dinner. (wash / cook)

Matthew......sad because he......his lucky T-shirt. (be / lose)

They ... the house before I ... (leave / arrive)

My dad ... in that house forty years ago. (live)

By 3 pm, she ... everything for the meeting. (prepare)

William ... his first car in 2010. (buy)

At 7 pm, most people ... a movie in the hall. (watch)

She ... at 6 o’clock last night. (study)

They ... their room by five o’clock. (tidy)

I in Milan last week. (arrive)