Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs. Use Past

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past
Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
1. My dad ___________ (drink) his morning
coffee before I ___________ (get up)
yesterday.
2. I ___________ (read) a magazine when
someone ___________ (ring) at the door.
3. The pupils ___________ (talk) loudly when the
teacher ___________ (come) into the
classroom.
4. He ___________ (wash) the car for an hour
before I ___________ (come) to help him.
5. What ___________ (Jack/do) while his little
brother ___________ (play) with his Lego
blocks?
6. By the time Mick and Sally ___________
(reach) the railway station , the train
___________ (leave).
7. We ___________ (clean) the bathrooms
yesterday.
8. It ___________ (rain) when I ___________
(go) to school last Monday.
9. After I ___________ (cook) dinner, I
___________ (have ) a nap.
10. Seth ___________ (ride) his bike when he
___________ (fall) off and ___________
(hurt) his arm.
11. ___________ (you/borrow) 200 from Phil
before you ___________ (buy) a new laptop?
12. Melisa ___________ (work) as a nurse for
thirty years before she ___________ (retire)
last year.
13. Before Steve ___________ (go) to bed, he
___________ (take ) a long shower.
14. I ___________ (jog) in the park yesterday
morning when I ___________ (see) Kate.
15. What ___________ (George/do) at nine oclock
last night?
16. First she ___________ (get) dressed and then
she __________ (put) on make-up.
17. Last summer Frank ___________ (work) in a
French restaurant to save some money for a new
car.
18. Where ___________ (you/go) when you
___________ (see) the accident?
19. They ___________ (listen) carefully while the
teacher ___________ (explain) the theory of
relativity.
20.Before we ___________ (go) on holidays, we
___________ (lock) the door.
21. How long ___________ (they/drive) before
they ___________ (stop) to have a rest?
22.By the time the lesson ___________ (finish), I
___________ (do) all my homework.
23.When I ___________ (be) a little girl I often
___________ (go) with my mum to the
playground.
24.___________ (you/close) all the programs
before you ___________ (turn off) the
computer?