Upper Intermediate Level >> Grammar Worksheets >> Tricky choices face the students here with a choice of past perfect, past perfect continuous and past continuous!
Past Tense Worksheet
Upper Intermediate
You have to fill each space with either the past continuous, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.
1. I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I __________ (write) for over two hours.
2. When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I __________ (have) it for over ten years.
3. Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you __________ (drive) at over 90mph?
4. We didn't really want to go and see the musical again. We __________ (already see) it twice - so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead!
5. I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone __________ (work). Actually, they __________ (work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.
6. The kitchen was full of steam when we arrived. Joan was in the kitchen and she __________ (cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.
7. It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she __________ (cry) before we got there.
8. No-one even noticed when I got home. They __________ (all watch) the big game on TV and obviously the dog __________ (bark) for over an hour. I was furious.
9. Sue wasn't in the sales department when I started working here. She __________ (work) in accounting for over five years but wanted a change.
10. You got to the airport too late! The plane __________ (already arrive) and the twins __________ (wait) for you! How embarrassing!
