Past Tenses

1) We had already eaten when John ______(come) home.

Last year Juan ____ (pass) all his exams.

When I _____(get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

I went to the library, then I ______(buy) some milk and went home.

I opened my handbag to find that I _________(forget) my credit card.

Andrew said he __ to China before.

Tina ___ home when I phoned her.

Mom was tired yesterday. She ___ the house all day.

When I arrived, Lucy ___ in bed with temperature since lunchtime.

There were puddles in the streets as it ___ all night.

Sean explained why he ___ an essay.

I ___ for an hour before it got dark.

Jack said he ___ tickets for the concert.

Mike said they ___ at the airport for two days because of the delay of their flight.

We were very tired at the end of the trip. We ___ for ten hours.

Mary insisted that she ___ the ring from the drawer.

I ___ the golf club before Martin did it.

This tense refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first. For example: "I had written the email before he apologized".

When I ____(come) home from school yesterday, my little brother ____(sit) on the floor with all his toys around him.

Yesterday I _____ (come) home from school at half past eight.

It ... frosty yesterday.

This tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and often continued for a short period of time after the action started. This tense describes actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past.

This tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.

Choose the correct form:

I ... some books about the North before I started travelling.

Choose the correct form:

I ... to the North last summer.

It was a feeling he ... (never; to feel) before.

The game was cancelled because it (snow).

How many medals she (win) last year?

Ann wasn't late. When she got to the sports center, the competition (not/ start).

I (drive) home when the accident happened.

Thompson (score) the winning goal in the final minute of the game.

Edison (win) the race when his car suddenly broke down.

She was delighted because she never (win) a medal before.

Janet (try) to sleep when she heard her neighbours celebrating their team's victory.

Andy didn't get to the stadium on time/ The match already (start) when he arrived.

When I got home I realised ________(lose) my phone.