PAST TENSES a)By two o’clock the teacher (to examine) all the students. 1examined 2was examining 3had examined 4had been examining b)Mary (cross) the street by the time the trafic lights turned red. * 1ad crossed 2crossed 3had been crossing 4was crossing c)Tommy (write) a report on wildlife all evening yesterday. 1was writing 2had written 3wrote 4had been writing d)Sam hit a nearby car while he (park * 1was parking 2had parked 3parked 4had been parking e)A customs officer (check) our luggage and let us go. 1had been checking 2had checked 3checked 4was checking f)My mom was glad to meet her school friend again. She (not/see) her for many years. 1hadn't been seeing 2hadn't seen 3wasn't seeing 4didn't see h)Garry (start) his new job last week. * 1had started 2started 3was starting 4had been starting i)I (spend) all my money by the time we finished doing the shopping 1spent 2was spending 3had spent 4had been spending j)Ron (finish) his test and left the classroom. * 1had finished 2had been finishing 3was finishing 4finished k)My elder brother (take) driving lessons for 3 months before parents bought him a car. 1had been taking 2had taken 3was taking 4took l)Jack (sleep) when somebody broke a window in his house. * 1had been sleeping 2had slept 3was sleeping 4slept m)Jane was worried when she realised that she (lose) her keys. * 1lost 2was losing 3had been losing 4had lost n)Dad ate his sandwich while he (walk) the dog. * 1walked 2was walking 3had walked 4had been walking o)We (swim) for an hour when the sea became rough. * 1had been swimming 2were swimming 3swam 4had swum p)Debby arrived at the station, but the train (leave). * 1had left 2had been left 3was leaving 4left r)Over-the-road trucker (drive) for 10 hours before he ran out of petrol. * 1had been driving 2had driven 3were driving 4drove