A - Simple Past or Past Continuous ?

1. _____________ to the park on Sunday. A. It rained

A. I went B. It was raining
B. I was going
7. _______________ when I tried to call them?
2. ______________ when I saw Neil. I stopped and A. Were they sleeping
had a chat. B. Did they sleep
A. I was running
B. I ran 8. _____________ learning English 2 years ago.
A. I was starting
3. When _____________ to the party? B. I started
A. Did you go
B. Were you going 9. __________________ the other one, didn´t you?
A. You were preferring
4. I was talking with the students while Katie B. You preferred
_______________ the parents.
A. Was talking to 10. I saw you yesterday. __________________
B. Talked to A. You were talking to Ainara
B. You talked to Ainara
5. When I was 12 _________________
A. I was very shy 11. He was always
B. I was being very shy A. Coming to work late
B. Come to work late
6. When I woke up this morning _________________

B - Simple Past or Past Perfect?

1. I can't believe she ___ my sandwich! 6. We ___ all our water before we realised there wasn't
any left.
ate
had drunk
had eaten
2. I couldn't believe she ___ my sandwich! drank
7. We ___ the test when she told us there wasn't any
ate
time left!
had eaten
didn't even start
3. He ___ his homework so he was allowed to eat with
us. hadn't even started
8. My dog ripped my dress! I was so upset, I ___ it!
had done
just bought
did
4. I ___ of going to Italy before she suggested it. had just bought
9. My Dad ___ to the supermarket this morning to buy
hadn't thought
some milk.
didn't think
went
5. What ___ today?
had gone
had you done
10. I ___ for my exam all morning so I was really upset
did you do when I didn't do well.
revised
hadn't revised
 C - Simple Past or Past continuous or Past Perfect ?

1. When I (arrive) ______ at the party, everybody (dance) ______

A arrived / was dancing

B arrived / danced

2. They were good friends. They (know) ______ each other for a long time.

A had known
B knew

3. While they (start) ______ work, they (hear) ______ a thunderstorm.

A were starting / heard

B were starting / had heard

4. After the referee (whistle) ______ the players (begin) ______ playing.

A had whistled / began

B had whistled / was begining

5. He (stand) ______ in a queue when the robbers (rush) ______ in.

A was standing / was rushing

B was standing / rushed

6. Before he (polish) ______ his shoes he (clean) ______ them thoroughly.

A polished / had cleaned

B was polishing / had cleaned

7. While the teacher (dictate) ______ the questions, the principal (open) ______ the class door.

A was dictating / opened

B was dictating / had opened

8. After the orchestra (finish) ______ the concert, they (get) ______ a standing ovation.

A had finished / got

B had finished / were getting

9. (she, look) ______ at you when I phone) ______?

A was she looking / phoned

B did she look / phoned

10. There (be) ______ an accident before we (get) ______ there.

A had been / got

B had been / had got
D - Complete the following text with the verbs in the correct narrative tense (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past
Perfect).
The Expedition
‘When Professor Sutcliffe, the famous archaeologist, …………………….. (invite) me to take part in his expedition to find
a lost city in South America, I ………………………. (not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Sutcliffe ……………………
(discover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. In fact, most of Sutcliffe’s colleagues in Cambridge
either ………………….. (believe) that such city ………………………………. (never exist) or ………………. (feel) that it
……………………. (vanish) a long time ago and …………………….. (become) simply a legend. According to the Professor,
the builders of the city ……………………… (hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches, which
……………….. (consist) mainly of gold and precious stones. He …………………….. (believe) that the modern inhabitants
……………………… (still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reason. So when we
………………….. (set off) on a cool April morning towards the unknown, each of us …………………….……… (look forward) to
exciting discoveries. For a week we ………………………… (climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Sutcliffe
……………………….. (study) from time to time. Then one morning, while we ………………………. (rest) near a valley, we
……………………….. (notice) that a man on a horse …………………….. (wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider
whose clothes ………………………. (shine) like gold!’

E - Read the story below.Then answer the questions about it .

Ann and Mike were a young, rich couple who lived and worked in the centre of London. Mike’s father had found
them both lucrative jobs so they lived very comfortably.

One Sunday evening, they were driving home in their Jaguar, when they saw a car, closely resembling their Porsche,
speeding in the opposite direction. They rushed home and to their horror, they discovered that their Porsche was
not there: it had been stolen. They felt terrible and called the police, who said that they would do what they could
help them.

However, to their surprise, when they got back home from work the following day, their precious car was outside
their house. On the windscreen was a note, which said:
“Thanks very much, we just borrowed the car to go to an important meeting as our car had broken down. Here are
some tickets for the best seats at the theatre for tomorrow night.”

The next night, the couple happily went to the theatre and had a wonderful time. But when they got home, they
were horrified to find that their house had been burgled.

Why did the couple feel terrible in paragraph 2?

………………………………………………………….........................................................................................................………………
Why did they go to the theatre?
..............................................................................................................…………………………………………………………………….
Who had burgled their house?
.......................................................................................................……………………………………………………………………………
 Answers

invited

didn’t hesitate

had discovered

believed

had never existed

felt

had vanished

had become / became

had hidden

consisted

believed

still kept

set off

was looking forward

climbed

studied

were resting

noticed

was waving

were shining / shone