Put the verbs in brackets


Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continuous tense.  Then click on the key sheet to check your answers.

1. Mr Smith never (wake)_________ in time in the mornings and always (get)_______ into trouble for being late; so one day he (go)________ to town and (buy)________ an alarm clock.

2. To get home he (have to)_________ go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze)___________.

3. This bull normally (not chase)_________ people unless something (make)_________ him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr. Smith (cross)_________ the field, his alarm clock (go)_________ off.

4. This (annoy)___________ the bull, who immediately (begin)_______________ to chase Mr Smith.

5. Mr Smith (carry)_________ an open umbrella as it (rain)_________ slightly. He (throw)___________ the umbrella to the ground and (run)_________ away as fast as he could.

6. The bull (stop)_________ and (begin)__________ to attack the umbrella. While he (do)__________ this Mr Smith escaped.

7. When he (awake)___________ she (sit)___________ on the window. She (look) ___________ at something in the street, but when he (call)__________ her she (turn)__________ and (smile)_____________ at him.

8. Why you (interrupt)___________ me just now? I (have)___________ a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt.

9. The murderer (carry)___________ the corpse down the stairs when he (hear) _________ a knock on the door.

10. When I (look)___________ through your books I (notice)___________ that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral.

11. As they (walk)__________ along the road they (hear)____________ a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn)___________ round and (hold)__________ up his hand. The car (stop)___________.

12. When I (arrive)___________ at the station Mary (wait)__________ for me. She (wear)__________ a blue dress and (look)___________ very pretty. As soon as she (see)___________ me she (wave)____________ her umbrella and (shout)___________ something, but I couldn't hear what she (say)_____________because everybody (make) _____________such a noise.

13. The prisoner (escape)___________ by climbing the wall on the garden where he (work)____________. He (wear)______________ blue overalls and black shoes.

14. She said that the car (travel)____________ at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin)__________ to skid.

15. She said that she (not like)____________ her present flat and (try)__________ to find another.

16. While he (make)____________ his speech the minister suddenly (feel)__________ faint. But someone (bring)___________ him a glass of water and after a few minutes he (be able)____________ to continue.

17. When I (see)___________ him he (paint)____________ a portrait of his wife.You (like)____________ it? He only just (start)____________ when I (see)___________ it, so I couldn't judge.

18. I (take)____________ my friend to a murder trial the other day. Who (be)________ tried? A man called Bill Sykes. Was he acquitted? I don't know. They still (listen) _____________to the evidence when we (leave)_____________.

19. I (be)____________ sorry that I (have to)_____________ leave the party early, because I (enjoy)_______________ myself.

20. As we (come)____________ here a policeman (stop)___________ us. He (say)___________ that he (look)___________ for some stolen property and (ask)___________ if he could search the car.

21. I (see)___________ you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use)___________ a stick? I (use)___________ a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off a horse. Whose horse you (ride)___________?

22. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs Pitt (knit)___________ something.

23. Ann said that she (be)___________ on holiday. I (say)___________ that I (hope)___________ that she (enjoy)___________ herself.

24. While he (water)___________ the flowers it (begin)___________ to rain. He (put)___________ up his umbrella and (go)___________ on watering.

25. I just (write)___________ a cheque when I (remember)___________ that I (have) ___________nothing in the bank.

26. I (find)___________ this ring as I (dig)___________ in the garden. It looks very old. I wonder who it (belong)___________ to?

27. When I last (see)___________ her she (hurry)___________ along the road to the station. I (ask)___________ her where she (go)___________ and she (say)___________, "London", but I don't think she (speak)___________ the truth because there (not be)___________ any train for London at that time.

28. The tailor said, "Your suit will be ready on Monday". But when I (call)___________ on Monday he still (work)___________ on it.

29. The teacher (come)___________ into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who (smoke)___________ a cigarette, (have)___________ no time to put it out. So he (throw)___________ it into his desk and (hope)___________ for the best.

30. A little later the teacher (notice)___________ that smoke (rise)___________ from this desk. You (smoke)___________ when I (come)___________ in? he (ask)___________.


1. woke/got (was getting)/went/bought

2. had/grazed/was grazing

3. did not chase/made/was crossing/went

4. annoyed/began

5. was carrying/was raining/threw/ran

6. stopped/began/was doing

7. awoke/was sitting/was looking/called/turned/smiled

8. did interrupt/was having

9. was carrying/heard

10. was looking/noticed

11. Was walking (walked)/heard/turned/held/stopped

12. arrived/was waiting/was wearing/looked (was looking)/saw/waved/shouted/was saying (said)/was making

13. escaped/was working/was wearing

14. was travelling/began

15. did not like/was trying

16. was making/felt/brought/was able to

17. saw/was painting/did like/was starting/saw

18. took/was being/were listening/left (were leaving)

19. was/had/was enjoying

20. were coming/stopped/said/was looking/asked

21. saw/were using/was using/were riding

22. was knitting

23. was/said/hoped/was enjoying

24. was watering/began/put/went

25. was writing/remembered/had

26. found/was digging/belonged

27. saw/was hurrying/asked/was going/said/was speaking/was not

28. called/was working

29. came/was smoking/had/threw/hoped

30. noticed/was rising/were smoking/came/asked




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