Past Tenses Test B1 Grammar Exercises

When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she _____ the water boiler on.

We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.

They _____ for only a few minutes when they _____ a flat tyre.

Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.

Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.

Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.

What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?

Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still _____ used to living with the heavy traffic here.

I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.

It was a real surprise because she _____ no idea that they _____ a birthday party for her.

The baby _____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.

There _____ some ketchup around his mouth because he _____ spaghetti.

Because I _____ to eating with chopsticks, I _____ a hard time during the dinner.

When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.

Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.

In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.

They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.

Liam _____ for ten hours, but he still _____ half of the distance by then.

I _____ to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.

When we _____ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.