Past tenses Complete the gaps with the verbs from the brackets in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect. 1. ____ (walk) down the street yesterday, when 1__ (see) . 2 oil who (ay). When 1 (ask) her why she _(ary), a (Gell me that she (ose) her parents and that she (ee) very afraid Mary ___ (move) out of her parents’ house three years before her father (decide) to sell it. However, when she (learn) about her father’s decision, she ________ (fee!) sad. Nevertheless, she understood that her parents ____ (get). ‘older and that they ____(not/need) such a big house anymore. . It________ (be) 11 pm and John Bishop (sit) in the bushes outside the Brown residence. He (prepare) his plan two days earlier. When he (see) Mr and Mrs Brown leaving the house, he (Gump) out of the bushes and (run) to the door. He (ick) the lack and (0) nse. Unfortunately for him, an angry pit bull (wait) in the hall. }. My dad always________ (hate) my boyfriend, Jim. However, when we (decide) to move in together, he. (call) me and — (say) that he ____ (never/like) him, but he (trust) my judgement. It’s funny, because when he __ (cal) me, Jim and 1 (argue). 3. Daniel is a very nice person now, but he. (be) different several years ago. He i (Spend) time with a gang of rough boys, (steal) radios from parked ‘cars, and (get) into fights very often. However, one day when he. (walk) home, he. ___ (meet) a beautiful girl from a Catholic school. After he (meet) her, he (change) for her completely. 6. When (be) alte boy, 1 (have) a dog, which 1 (find) on the street. We (g0) for long walks every day. Once, when we (walk) back home, a man (approach) me anc (try) to mug me. My dog______(bite) him in the Bottom and the man (Geert) running away. As he (run), my dog _ (bark) at him. 7. Jenny and Ken (meet) at a party in 2007. At that time Ken (have) 2 girifriend, but Jenny (have/never) a boyfriend before. It (be) love at first sight. When Ken (see) Jenny, he (ask) her to dance with hir As they (dance), Ken's girlfriend _ (come) to the party. She _________ (Start) shouting at Ken and __ (remind) him that he (promise) to never leave her for another girl. 8. Randy___(drive) is new Porsche to vst his parents. He (oy) the car ‘only two days earlier. It (be) late at right and it (ain) earlier, so ‘the road __ (be) slippery. However, he __ (want) to get to his destination 2 soon as possible, so he (rive) very fast. Suddeniy, when he cy through a forest, something (Gump) on the road. In order not to hit it, Randy (step) on the breaks. He (lose) control ofthe car and (hit) a te. LIVEWORKSHEETS