(Past Simple / Past Continuous or Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1) Use the exact form of the verbs in brackets. (Past Simple / Past Continuous or Past Perfect  / Past Perfect Continuous)

1. He _______________(keep) looking at her, wondering where he ______________(see) her before.

 2. He _______________(help) me as soon as he _______________(finish) his work. 3. She _______________(give) us the answer after she _______________(speak) to her husband.

 4. When we _______________(arrive) at the station I _______________(try) to find a porter.

5. Stan _______________(say) good-bye to Dick as soon as he _______________(get) the money.

 6. Joe _______________(let) them in after they _______________(knock) the door three times.

7. They _______________(leave) for school before I _______________(make) them some sandwiches.

8. Joe _______________(be) the gardener at the Lees’ before Dick _______________(come).

 9. John _______________(not worry) as everything _______________(be) all right so far.

10. I _______________(have) no idea what _______________(happen).

11. When Mark _______________(turn) to say good-bye to them, they _______________(already go).

12. They _______________(be) tired and sleepy because they _______________(travel) all through the night.

13. Peter _______________(already drink) a lot when he _______________(come) to the party.

14. Before she _______________(present) her plans to me she _______________(work it out) thoroughly.

15. By the time I _______________(get up), the whole family _______________(leave) home.

16. After she _______________(write) the cheques she _______________(go) to the post office.

17. Before we _______________(visit) our parents we _______________(pop) in a flower shop to buy a bunch of roses for my mom.

 18. Who _______________(take) the kids to the nursery the day before yesterday? 19. First I _______________(wash) all the curtains, then I _______________(clean) the windows.

20. My parents _______________(be) proud of me because I _______________(pass) all my exams.

21. Geoff _______________ (not see) his parents for fifteen years so he _______________ (feel) rather nervous at the airport.