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Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past continuous. 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The smell of the food was wonderful. 2) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. She said she was waiting for me to help her decide what she would make for dinner. 3) I _______________ (have, almost) a car accident last night. I _______________ (drive) down Washington Avenue when suddenly I _______________ (see) a car in my lane. It _______________ (come) right at my car. I _______________ (step) on the brakes and _______________ (swerve) to the right. The other car _______________ (miss, just) my car at about an inch. Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past perfect.2) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table. 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. She said she was waiting for me to help her decide what she would make for dinner. 3) He _______________ (be) a newspaper reporter before he _______________ (become) a businessman. had been became 4) I _______________ (feel) a little better after I _______________ (take) the medicine.

Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the past perfect or the past perfect continuous 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table. 2) My mother _______________ (cook) something for more than one hour when I walked in the room. She was already exhausted, so I helped her finish preparing the food. 4) Michael _______________ (work) as a lawyer before he became a singer. In fact, he _______________ (work) in that company for more than 10 years. 3) My mother _______________ (cook) something for more than one hour when I walked in the room. She was exhausted, but the dish looked wonderful!

Past Tenses 1) I was late. The teacher ____________________ (already /give) a quiz when I ____________________ (get) to class. Complete the sentences with the BEST past tense. 2) The kids ____________________ (still / sleep) when their father _______________ (call). And I didn’t want to wake them up, so they didn’t talk to him. 3) My mother ____________________ (sleep) when I ____________________ (arrive) home. She was always anxious about what could happen to me. As for my father, he didn’t seem to worry. When I arrived home from parties, he ____________________ (already / go) to bed. 4) I ____________________ (study) English for almost 2 years when I first____________________ (travel) abroad.