1She ............... college last year.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "left" because "last year" gives a finished past time.
2Our team ............... them yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "defeated" because "yesterday" gives a finished past time.
3I ............... TV when Dad arrived.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "was watching" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
4After she ............... her breakfast, she went to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "ate" and "had eaten" are possible after "after" when one past action happened before another.
5By the time I reached the station, the train ...............
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had departed" for the action that happened before I reached the station.
6She ............... here yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "came" because "yesterday" gives a finished past time.
7He ............... home late when the accident occurred.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "was driving" for the longer background action in progress.
8The guests had left before I ............... home.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "reached" for the later action after the earlier past-perfect action.
9I ............... sleep well last night.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" to make a negative simple-past sentence with the base verb "sleep".
10Every morning, he ............... for a walk.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "went" for a repeated past habit shown by "every morning".
11She ............... when she heard the news.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "wept" for the short past reaction to hearing the news.
12I thought of it just when you ............... your mouth.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "opened" for the past action that happened at that moment.
Answers
- She left college last year.
- Our team defeated them yesterday.
- I was watching TV when Dad arrived.
- After she ate / had eaten her breakfast, she went to work.
- By the time I reached the station, the train had departed.
- She came here yesterday.
- He was driving home late when the accident occurred.
- The guests had left before I reached home.
- I didn’t sleep well last night.
- Every morning, he went for a walk.
- She wept when she heard the news.
- I thought of it just when you opened your mouth.