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 was working. 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.Choose the correct verbs so thateach tense appears once.Simple past, past progressive, past perfect simple, past perfect progressive1. We__________to the cinema last week.2. A bird shat on the window that I________________just before.3. Yesterday at nine __________ in front of his computer.4. When their mum came home, the boys___________________TV for two hours.Complete the sentences for situations in the past. Decide which tense you need to use.1. Yesterday, a plumber__________to our house.2. He______to repair our washing machine that__________down a few days before.3. Before he_____at my door, he__________________for a parking space for about ten minutes.4. While the plumber_____________the washing machine, I___________the news.5. Suddenly, I_____that they_______________our street on TV.6. The reporter_____that a car__________into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.7. While I__________carefully to what__________, someone_________at my door.8. I__________the door and__________a police officer standing there.9. He__________for the plumber.10. As it__________out, it______ our plumbers car that___________down the street.11. In his haste, the plumber____________________to set the handbrake.