Past simple, continuous and perfect exercise for intermediate students (with answers)

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Review of the past simple, continuous and perfect
Exercise to practice PAST CONTINUOUS (reading)
PAST PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE? Exercises with keys

Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs in the correct form.

It happened last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us  ________ (decide) to go to Greece together for a holiday. __________ (we/wait) in the queue at passport control when suddenly __________ (I/realize) that __________ (I/forget) my passport. __________ (it/be) quite a shock. _________ (I/hurry) to a phone and __________ (ring) my parents. __________ (they/work) in the garden, but luckily my mother _________ (hear) the phone. _________ (they/find) the passport and immediately ___________ (drive) to the airport with it. __________ (I/meet) them at the information desk. __________ (we/have) no time to talk, but __________ (I/say) goodbye to them earlier that morning. ___________ (I/run) all the way to the plane. I was just in time. When _________ (I/get) there, the passengers __________ (sit) in their seats ready for take-off. When __________ (they/see) me, everyone ____________ (start) clapping.

ANSWERS

It happened last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us had decided to go to Greece together for a holiday. We were waiting in the queue at passport control when suddenly I realized that I had forgotten my passport. It was quite a shock. I hurried to a phone and rang my parents. They were working in the garden, but luckily my mother heard the phone. They found the passport and immediately drove to the airport with it. I met them at the information desk. We had no time to talk, but I had said goodbye to them earlier that morning. I ran all the way to the plane. I was just in time. When I got there, the passengers were sitting in their seats ready for take-off. When they saw me, everyone started clapping.