Question

VERBAL TENSE
1. We were held up in a traffic jam so the concert ______________ (begin) by the time
we _____________ (arrive).
2. When we were on holiday, the weather _____________ (be) awful.
3. I ___________ (lie) on the beach when suddenly I __________ (hear) a shout from
someone who ____________ (swim) in the sea.
4. Molly lives in Dublin. She ____________ (live) there all her life.
5. As soon as I ___________ (sit) down on the train, I realized that I __________
(leave) my passport at home.
6. Mr Clark ____________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
7. Where were you at 8 o’clock yesterday evening? I was at home. I ____________
(play) cards with some friends.
8. She _____________ (walk) along the street when she ____________ (see) an old
friend.
9. It ________________ (rain) steadily for three days now.
10. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They ____________ (shout) at each
other again.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. We were held up in a traffic jam so the concert __began__ (begin) by the time

we __arrived__ (arrive).

2. When we were on holiday, the weather __was__ (be) awful.

3. I __lied__ (lie) on the beach when suddenly I __heard__ (hear) a shout from

someone who __swam__ (swim) in the sea.

4. Molly lives in Dublin. She __lived__ (live) there all her life.

5. As soon as I __sat__ (sit) down on the train, I realized that I __left__

(leave) my passport at home.

6. Mr. Clark __worked__ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

7. Where were you at 8 o’clock yesterday evening? I was at home. I __played__

(play) cards with some friends.

8. She walked (walk) along the street when she saw (see) an old

friend.

9. It __rained__ (rain) steadily for three days now.

10. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They __shouted__ (shout) at each

other again.

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