Fill in the blanks.
1When I heard the doorbell, I ............... up.
Wrong!
2I ..............., so I didn't see John walking in.
Wrong!
3When the supervisor arrived, the workers ............... lunch.
Wrong!
4We decided to return because it ............... dark.
Wrong!
5The industrial revolution ............... numerous people to move from villages to urban areas.
Wrong!
6I couldn't talk to her because she ...............
Wrong!
7By the time we ............... the theater, the show .................................
Wrong!
We use the past perfect for the earlier of two actions.
8He couldn't play in the final because he ............... his leg.
Wrong!
9The United Nations Organization ............... in 1945.
Wrong!
10The lights went out when I ...............
Wrong!
11What ............... he ........................... when he got into a fight with his neighbor?
Wrong!
12The man was tilling his land when a snake ............... him.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- When I heard the doorbell, I got up.
- I was reading, so I didn’t see John walking in.
- When the supervisor arrived, the workers were having lunch.
- We decided to return because it was getting dark.
- The industrial revolution encouraged numerous people to move from villages to urban areas.
- I couldn’t talk to her because she was working
- By the time we reached, had begun the theater, the show ……………………………
- He couldn’t play in the final because he had injured his leg.
- The United Nations Organization was founded in 1945.
- The lights went out when I was sewing
- What was, thinking he ……………………… when he got into a fight with his neighbor?
- The man was tilling his land when a snake bit him.

