Advanced Past Simple, Past Continuous & Past Perfect — Exercise 1

1By the time I arrived at the station, the train _____ already. (sequence of past events)

2While I _____ TV, my brother was cooking dinner. (simultaneous actions in the past)

3She _____ her keys, so she couldn’t get into the house. (cause of a past problem)

4They _____ dinner when the electricity went out. (interrupted past action)

5I didn’t know you _____ in Paris last year. (past experience before past moment)

6He _____ very fast when the accident occurred. (simultaneous past actions)

7After they _____ the film, they went out for coffee. (sequence of past actions)

8I _____ my homework when my friend called. (interrupted past activity)

9By the time she got to the party, everyone _____ already. (sequence of past events)

10He _____ when I entered the room, so I didn’t disturb him. (past ongoing action)