Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past tense form.
1. She …………….. school at fourteen.
a) left
b) was leaving
c) had left
2. I …………………. his letter a week ago.
a) received
b) was receiving
c) had received
3. When I saw him, he ……………… chess.
a) was playing
b) played
c) had played
4. The guests ………………… before he reached home.
a) went
b) had gone
c) were going
5. The train had left before I ……………… the station.
a) reached
b) was reaching
c) had reached
6. I ……………… in the garage when John turned up.
a) worked
b) was working
c) had been working
7. When I opened the door, the cat ………………. out.
a) jumped
b) had jumped
c) was jumping
8. I ………………. when the lights went out.
a) was reading
b) read
c) had read
9. His father ………………. last year.
a) died
b) had died
c) was dying
10. Babar ………………. Rana Sanga in the battle.
a) defeated
b) was defeating
c) had defeated
Answers
1. She left school at fourteen.
2. I received his letter a week ago.
3. When I saw him, he was playing chess.
4. The guests had gone before he reached home.
5. The train had left before I reached the station.
6. I was working in the garage when John turned up.
7. When I opened the door, the cat jumped out.
8. I was reading when the lights went out.
9. His father died last year.
10. Babar defeated Rana Sanga in the battle.
