Past Tenses Test (Level B2)
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense form of the verb in brackets.
1. When I ______ (arrive) at the station, the train ______ (already/leave).
2. She ______ (watch) TV when the power ______ (go) out.
3. I ______ (not/see) him since we ______ (graduate) from university.
4. They ______ (argue) for over an hour before the manager finally ______ (intervene).
5. He ______ (work) at that company for ten years before he finally ______ (resign).
6. While we ______ (have) dinner, someone ______ (break) into our car.
7. By the time she got home, she ______ (walk) for nearly five hours.
8. The kids ______ (already/fall) asleep when their parents ______ (come) back.
9. I ______ (never/hear) of that author until you ______ (mention) her.
10. What ______ you ______ (do) when the fire alarm ______ (go) off?
B. Choose the correct option.
11. He __ to the gym when he __ his old friend.
a) was going / met b) went / was meeting c) had gone / had met
12. We __ the house by the time our guests arrived.
a) cleaned b) were cleaning c) had cleaned
13. They __ for two hours when the coach told them to take a break.
a) trained b) had been training c) were training
14. I __ in that band before I joined this one.
a) played b) had played c) was playing
15. She __ to call you back, but she __ her phone.
a) tried / lost b) was trying / had lost c) had tried / was losing
C. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
16. When we were arrived, the party already started.
17. He had been studied all night before the exam.
18. I was reading the book when I had fallen asleep.
19. They didn't knew the answer to the question.
20. She was cook dinner while he had set the table.