Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past tense form.
1. I ……………….. TV when the lights went out.
2. The patient …………………. before the doctor arrived.
3. His father ……………….. last year.
4. Suddenly I realized that I ……………… him before.
5. I ………………… in the garage when James turned up.
6. While you were playing I ……………….
7. When I ……………….. the window, the cat jumped out.
8. We ………………… in the morning.
9. She said that she ……………….. not come.
10. He asked if I …………………. help him.
Answers
1. I was watching TV when the lights went out.
2. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
3. His father died last year.
4. Suddenly I realized that I had met him before.
5. I was working in the garage when James turned up.
6. While you were playing I was working.
7. When I opened the window, the cat jumped out.
8. We started in the morning.
9. She said that she would not come.
10. He asked if I could help him.
