Upper Intermediate English Grammar – Past Tenses – Test 2

1. The boy _____ home before his father _____ cooking.

2. It _____ two years ago. I _____ in the sea when unexpectedly I _____ the burning ship.

3. I _____ for your call for hours! Sorry, I _____ from 7 till 10 o’clock last night and simply _____ to call you.

4. She _____ a leash and _____ out to walk her dog in the park.

5. Her parents _____ when she _____ fifteen years old.

6. When I _____ home I _____ nobody. It _____ like everyone _____ not less than an hour before.

7. As soon as she _____ she _____ her mistake.

8. By the time he _____ home, she _____ the piano for 2 hours.

9. My father _____ home totally exhausted. He _____ all day long.

10. That black car _____ to me for 4 years before I _____ it.