PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

by Yolanda Gil

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. The plane in which the basket team crashed soon after taking off. (travel)
2. He usually wears jeans but when I last saw him he a suit. (wear)
3. She had a bad fall while he the second floor windows. (repair)
4. He the guitar outside his house when Susan opened the window and out a bucket of water. (play, throw)
5. She the mirror when it suddenly . (clean, break)
6. He so fast that he the dog crossing over. (drive, not see)
7. While my mother the flowers, it to rain. (water, start)
8. While he up the tree a branch .(climb, break)
9. While the King his speech, he faint. (make, feel)
10. I him what film he . (ask, watch)
11. While he chess, she to the radio. (play, listen)
12. When I Peter he the tie I gave him for his birthday. (see, wear)