Past tenses:

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct
tense. (Past, present and will)
1. When I…………….. (look) out of the window, I………… (see) John.
2. …………you ever……………..(play) the piano since you left school?
3. I ………….(not see) him for two days.
4. When he …………….(try) to open the door, he (drop) his key.
5. They …………….(live) in this house since 1987.
6. My father………… (wash) his car while my mother and I ……….(prepare)
dinner.
7………..you ………..(meet) her yesterday?
8. Mary ……………..(be) in London for three days.

9. The headmaster ……………..(enter) the classroom when they………(write)

their exams.
10. He ………..(buy) a new car last week.
11. I think that they …………(arrive) tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they ………………(play) chess after they (do) their
homework.

1. Tim and Carol………… (be) late yesterday.

2. When he …………..(arrive), we ………….(have) dinner.
3. While they ……………..(play) tennis, we ………..(take) our dog for a walk.
4. When I ………… (get) up, he ………….(sit) in the garden and ……….
(read) a book.
5. I ………………(never be) in India.
6. I'm not sure if we…………….. (visit) her tomorrow.
7. No, I don't want to eat anything because I …………….(just have) lunch.
8. She ……………(sleep) well last night.
9. Look! Susan …………………(swim) in the pool.
10. When he………………. (walk) down the street, he (see) Jill.
11. She always………………. (take) a shower in the morning.
12. After we …………….(take) some photos of the cathedral, we …………
(go) to the next restaurant to have dinner.
13. They ……………..(meet) my brother an hour ago.
14. This is the most beautiful painting I …………….(ever see).
15. They think that it …………….(rain) the next days.

 1. When I was looking (look) out of the window, I saw (see) John.
2. Have you ever played (play) the piano since you left school?
3. I haven't seen (not see) him for two days.
4. When he was trying (try) to open the door, he dropped (drop) his key.
5. They have lived (live) in this house since 1987.
6. My father was washing (wash) his car while my mother and
I were preparing (prepare) dinner.
7. Did you meet (meet) her yesterday?
8. Mary has been (be) in London for three days.
9. The headmaster entered (enter) the classroom when they
were writing (write) their exams.
10. He bought (buy) a new car last week.
11. I think that they will arrive (arrive) tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they played (play) chess after they
had done (do) their homework.

1. Tim and Carol were (be) late yesterday.

2. When he arrived (arrive), we were having (have) dinner.
3. While they were playing (play) tennis, we were taking (take)
our dog for a walk.
4. When I got (get) up, he was sitting (sit) in the garden and
was reading (read) a book.
5. I have never been (never be) in India.
6. I'm not sure if we will visit (visit) her tomorrow.
7. No, I don't want to eat anything because I have just had (just
have) lunch.
8. She slept (sleep) well last night.
9. Look! Susan is swimming (swim) in the pool.
10. When he was walking (walk) down the street, he saw (see)
Jill.
11. She always takes (take) a shower in the morning.
12. After we had taken (take) some photos of the cathedral, we
went (go) to the next restaurant to have dinner.
13. They met (meet) my brother an hour ago.
14. This is the most beautiful painting I have ever seen (ever
see).
15. They think that it will rain (rain) the next days.