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Past Tenses Exercise (Intermediate) | Randomised Order

Choose the correct form

1. Andie HUMMED / WAS HUMMING while she WROTE / WAS WRITING her latest article.

2. Ben HAD BEEN WORKING / HAD WORKED in advertising for years before he WAS MEETING / MET Andie.

3. She WAS CALLING / CALLED her boss because she HAD PROMISED / PROMISED to finish the story on time.

4. They WERE ARGUING / HAD BEEN ARGUING for an hour when they finally DECIDED / WERE DECIDING to calm down.

5. By the time Ben WAS ARRIVING / ARRIVED, Andie PLANNED / HAD PLANNED her next “crazy” move.

6. Ben SMILED / WAS SMILING because he HAD WON / WON the bet.

7. It RAINED / WAS RAINING while they WALKED / WERE WALKING across the bridge together.

8. He WAS OPENING / OPENED the door and INVITED / WAS INVITING her inside.

9. Andie SHOCKED / WAS SHOCKED when she found out she HAD GOT / GOT exactly the reaction she wanted.

10. In the past, people WAS BELIEVING / USED TO BELIEVE that relationships were simple.

11. She RAN / WAS RUNNING to the taxi when she DROPPED / WAS DROPPING her phone.

12. They MADE / HAD MADE the bet before they REALISED / WERE REALISING how complicated it would become.

13. He BROKE / HAD BROKEN her trust, so she DECIDED / WAS DECIDING to teach him a lesson.

14. Last summer, Ben STAYED / WAS STAYING at his family’s house near the beach.

15. Elvis Presley SANG / WAS SINGING many famous love songs.

16. She WAS OPENING / OPENED the window and LOOKED / WAS LOOKING down at the street.

17. They STOOD / WERE STANDING together when the truth CAME OUT / WAS COMING OUT.

18. Alexander Graham Bell WAS INVENTING / INVENTED the telephone.

19. She BROKE / WAS BREAKING the plate while she WASHED / WAS WASHING the dishes.