Upper Intermediate English Grammar – Past Tenses – Test 1

1. He _____ meat in the oven while she _____ dough.

2. She was sleeping when her alarm clock _____.

3. They were making origami when their babysitter _____ them to dinner.

4. Steve _____ a movie before Alison _____ in.

5. My sister _____ a job for 2 months before they _____ him.

6. Oh, how I wish it _____ so windy.

7. The children _____ the movie when suddenly the light _____ out.

8. Maria _____ at that school from 2006 to 2010.

9. In the cafe we _____ some delicious food, _____ some wine and then we _____ a lot in the city centre.

10. She _____ Madrid when she _____ young.