7th grade
Past Tenses
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. We … (talk) when she … (come) into the room.
2. Simon … (dance) when he … (fall) and … (break) his leg.
3. Bill … (write) a letter when his mum … (come) home.
4. It … (rain) while I was waiting for the bus.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect simple.
1. I _____ (not/finish) my lunch when uncle Bill came.
2. After Sarah _____ (do) the shopping, she had coffee with her friends at a café.
3. When I got to the garage, the mechanic _____ (not/repair) my car.
4. The boys were frightened because they _____ (not/be) on a plane before.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect.
1. The phone _____ (ring) after he _____ (close) the door.
2. Sarah _____ (wash) the dishes by the time her husband _____ (arrive).
3. The fans _____ (leave) the stadium when the concert _____ (finish).
4. When Henry _____ (arrive) at the theatre, the play _____ (already/start).
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect continuous or past simple.
1. They _____ (sunbathe) for an hour when it _____ (start) to rain.
2. Stan _____ (work) as a postman for forty years when he _____ (retire).
3. I _____ (live) in France for ten years when I _____ (meet) my husband.
7th grade
Past Tenses
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
5. We … (talk) when she … (come) into the room.
6. Simon … (dance) when he … (fall) and … (break) his leg.
7. Bill … (write) a letter when his mum … (come) home.
8. It … (rain) while I was waiting for the bus.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect simple.
5. I _____ (not/finish) my lunch when uncle Bill came.
6. After Sarah _____ (do) the shopping, she had coffee with her friends at a café.
7. When I got to the garage, the mechanic _____ (not/repair) my car.
8. The boys were frightened because they _____ (not/be) on a plane before.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect.
5. The phone _____ (ring) after he _____ (close) the door.
6. Sarah _____ (wash) the dishes by the time her husband _____ (arrive).
7. The fans _____ (leave) the stadium when the concert _____ (finish).
8. When Henry _____ (arrive) at the theatre, the play _____ (already/start).
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect continuous or past simple.
4. They _____ (sunbathe) for an hour when it _____ (start) to rain.
5. Stan _____ (work) as a postman for forty years when he _____ (retire).
6. I _____ (live) in France for ten years when I _____ (meet) my husband.
Past Tenses (training)
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. John … (repair) his motor bike when his mother … (arrive).
2. I … (eat) my lunch when the phone … (ring).
3. He … (see) a bad accident as we … (drive) to the airport.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect simple.
1. Jason _____ (return) home before the storm broke out.
2. _____ (Lucy/pack) her suitcase by the time you called her?
3. The children _____ (finish) doing homework by 9 o’clock yesterday.
4. _____ (Julie/type) all the letters by the time her boss came to the office?
III. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect.
1. She _____ (watch) TV after she _____ (clean) the house.
2. I _____ (feel) happier because I _____ (find) a solution to the problem.
3. The boys _____ (go) out to play when they _____ (finish) their homework.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect continuous or past simple.
1. Sophie _____ (paint) the walls all day before she _____ (finish) them.
2. Tom _____ (look) for a job for six months when he _____ (find) one.
3. We _____ (watch) TV for an hour when the doorbell _____ (ring).
Past Tenses (training)
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. John … (repair) his motor bike when his mother … (arrive).
2. I … (eat) my lunch when the phone … (ring).
3. He … (see) a bad accident as we … (drive) to the airport.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect simple.
1. Jason _____ (return) home before the storm broke out.
2. _____ (Lucy/pack) her suitcase by the time you called her?
3. The children _____ (finish) doing homework by 9 o’clock yesterday.
4. _____ (Julie/type) all the letters by the time her boss came to the office?
III. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect.
1. She _____ (watch) TV after she _____ (clean) the house.
2. I _____ (feel) happier because I _____ (find) a solution to the problem.
3. The boys _____ (go) out to play when they _____ (finish) their homework.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into past perfect continuous or past simple.
1. Sophie _____ (paint) the walls all day before she _____ (finish) them.
2. Tom _____ (look) for a job for six months when he _____ (find) one.
3. We _____ (watch) TV for an hour when the doorbell _____ (ring).
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