Past Tenses

What grammar tense is it?

We met outside the cinema yesterday.

What grammar tense is it?

They had finished the discussion by 5 o'clock.

What grammar tense is it?

The boys were riding their bikes from 5 to 7.

Complete the sentence. Use Past Simple and Past Perfect.

After Sandy ____(finish) breakfast she _____(make) some phone calls.

Complete the sentence. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.

I _______(watch) a film when my mum ______(get) home yesterday.

Complete the sentence. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.

We _____ (listen) to a CD when the telephone ____(ring).

Complete the sentence. Use Past Simple and Past Perfect.

By the time we (to arrive)…, the party (to finish) … . 

Complete the sentence. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.

My computer __________(crash) while I __________(do) my homework last night

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

When I _____ (get) to the station, the train _____ (leave).

Choose the correct answer.

My elder brother … (finish) school 3 years ago. 

Choose the correct answer.

When we entered the hall, the music … (play) loudly.

Choose the correct sentence in Past Continuous.