Pasttensesonly

1. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) Thedog__________(bite)herwhileshe___________________(keep)itinthehouse.
2) You__________(leave)themessageinmyofficesayingthatyou_______________(need)to
talktome.
3) He____________________(overtake)usfortwominutes.
4) Myparents__________always____________________(tell)menottoliewhenI
__________(be)young.
5) Howlong__________we______________(walk)?We_______________(do)aboutten
milessofar.
6) Howmanypeople__________theterrorists_______________(kill)sofar?
7) Thewind___________________(blow)hardwhilewe___________________(walk).
8) He_______________(force)metoeatsomethingthoughI________________(eat)before.
9) I_______________(hate)mylifeasit_______________(be)sounhappy.
10) She____________________(enjoy)theviewsofthecoastlinewhileshe
____________________(have)lunch.

2. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) She____________________(make)anewdresswhileherhusband
____________________8repair)thekitchentap.
2) They____________________(prevent)mefromestablishingacompany,butthenIfinally
____________________(manageto)collectallthenecessarydocumentstodoit.
3) What__________you_______________(do)inthebathroomforhalfanhour?
4) __________yourdaughter____________________(throwup)?Yes,afewtimes,butnow
she'so.k.
5) Thatgarden____________________(belong)tomygrandmotherwhenshe
____________________(be)stillalive.
6) Afterthey____________________(microwave)ourfood,they
____________________(serve)itonhotplates.
7) I____________________(cutoff)mytoewhileI____________________(mow)thelawn.
8) We___________________(findout)thatsomebody____________________(take)ourcar
away.
9) Thetrain____________________(pickup)speedwhenwe_____________________(leave)
thestation.
10) We____________________(notgo)toapubforadrinkformonths.

3. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) I_____________________(notgo)onholidaysincemyfather____________________(die).
2) We____________________(cross)thebridgewhenmyhandbag
____________________(fall)intothewater.
3) I_____________________(realize)thatshe____________________(betray)me.
4) Peter_____________________(translate)thisbookforhalfayear.Idon'tknowwhenhewill
finishit.

5) Whilewe_____________________(order)thefood,we____________________(drop)the
plate.
6) WhenI___________________(arrive),Steve__________already_______________(order)
themenu.
7) I_____________________(try)togetheronthephoneforhalfaday.
8) What__________youjust_______________(mention)?
9) I____________________(notknow)thatthemaninblack____________________(follow)
me.
10) _________you_______________(meet)herlately?

4. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) He___________________(walk)withalimpsincehe____________________(fall)offthe
horse.
2) I____________________(think)you_____________________(cheat)onhim.
3) We____________________(be)reallythirstyintheevening.We
_____________________(nothave)adrinkalldaylong.
4) He____________________(die)whenhissonfinally___________________(arrive).
5) She___________________(be)furiouswithmebecauseI___________________(take)her
hairbrush.
6) I____________________(notgo)throughthepapersyet.I_________still
______________(read)thereport.
7) I____________________(notknow)hernameasI____________________(notput)itdown.
8) Why__________he_______________(head)theballyet?
9) __________it______________(rain)whileyou______________________(jog)?
10) He___________________(make)mecrysayinghe__________never
________________(love)me.

5. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik
1) Theaccident____________________(shock)hersomuchthatshe
____________________(shake)likealeaf.
2) Thepolice__________________(be)hereanhourago.I'msurethey
___________________(lookfor)something.
3) She___________________(move)herfurniturealldaylong.
4) He___________________(pull)mylegseveraltimes.
5) I___________________(be)sorryI_____________________(nothear)thestoryasI
__________________(rrive)toolate.
6) Thedoctor__________just________________(examine)mywife.Everythingseemstobe
allright.
7) Howlong__________you_______________(write)novels?
8) Howlong__________theflight_______________(last)?It____________________(take)us
sevenhourstogettoAmerica.
9) I_____________________(have)aheadache.I____________________(read)forfivehours.
10) Whattime__________you________________(leave)yourofficeyesterday?

6. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) What'swrongwithyou?You_____________________(gaze)atmeforatleastthirty
minutes.
2) They____________________(nothave)apennyasthey_____________________(spend)
everythingonsweets.
3) Thebaby_____________________(giveaway)aterriblesmellsinceoneo'clock.__________
you_________________(change)hisdiapers?
4) I____________________(stand)attherailwaystationwhentheloudspeaker
___________________(announce)thatmytrain____________________(be)delayed.
5) Everybody___________________(panic)whiletheboat___________________(sway)left
andright.
6) He_____________________(be)lateforworkashe_____________________(shave)his
face.
7) Yourfaceistotallyred.__________you_______________(have)anargumentwithyour
neighbour?
8) We___________________(feel)hotaswe____________________(cook)allmorning.
9) Thepoliceman___________________(fine)himbecausehe__________________(drive)too
fast.
10) They____________________(decorate)thehallsincefiveo'clock.

7. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) Mary____________________(be)nervousbecauseshe__________never
_______________(be)inauditionbefore.
2) ThisisthefirsttimeI___________________(lose)anecklace.
3) I____________________(dream)ofhavingmyownhouseonedaysinceI
___________________(be)agirl.
4) I___________________(have)thisbruiseonmyheadsincehe___________________(hit)
mewithawoodentoy.
5) He____________________(know)thathisfriend___________________(steal)carsfor
years.
6) WhenI___________________(puton)myclothesand___________________(come)out
somechildren_____________________(make)asnowmanandtheothers
____________________(throw)snowballs.
7) She_____________________(talk)forhours.Tellhertostopforawhile,please.
8) I_____________________(nothear)thatsomeone___________________(try)tobreakinto
myhousebecauseI___________________(have)ashower.
9) Tommy___________________(notwalk)forayearwhenhe_________________(have)
anotheraccidentthatalmost___________________(cost)himalife.
10) ThelasttimeI____________________(have)abathI_____________________(step)onthe
soapand____________________(fall).

8. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) Howlong__________you__________________(search)foryourdog?__________you
already____________________(find)it?
2) I___________________(try)toloseafewpoundsuntilI__________________(be)35when
I__________________(meet)Paulwho___________________(be)nice,butanoverweight

3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

man.He__________________(notcare)aboutbeingfatatalland
___________________(tell)menottoworryaboutitmyself,either.
Wehardly___________________(manage)tocatchataxiwhich
___________________(take)usbacktoourhotel.
__________you______________(see)yourgirlfriendrecently?
Howlongisitsinceyoulast____________________(do)aerobics?
Aftertheboys___________________(lift)thecar,oneofthemclimbedunderittoseeifhe
____________________(can)repairsomething.
She_____________________(work)inGermanyforyearsbeforeshe
____________________(get)marriedand___________________(return)hometoSlovenia.
There___________________(be)asuddenphonecall.Nobody
____________________(expect)it.
She_____________________(do)herhomeworkallafternoon.Ithinkshe
____________________(shall)haveabreaknow.
Thepatient__________________(faint)whilethedoctor__________________(write)the
prescription.

9. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) Whichcountries__________you________________(be)to?I
______________________(travel)allovertheworld.
2) I____________________(hurt)myfingerwhileI____________________(close)thewindow.
3) I___________________(realize)they____________________(give)methewrongarticleso
I___________________(take)itback.
4) She'soldnow.She_____________________(notgo)outofherhousemuchlately.
5) Howmuch__________you______________(pay)forthemeal?It
____________________(notcost)much.
6) It___________________(snow)whenI___________________(open)myeyes.It
__________________(be)verycoldandtheriver____________________(freeze).
7) I___________________(be)reallytiredbecauseI___________________(dig)aholeinour
garden.
8) YourEnglishisperfectnow._________you______________(practise)much?
9) We___________________(be)sure,hiscar____________________(cost)afortune.
10) I___________________(be)sorrywhenI___________________(hear)he
___________________(notget)thejobhe____________________(want)somuch.

10. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) Whileshe__________________(lead)meupstairs,I__________________(stumble)and
_________________(fall)downstairs.LuckilyI_________________(notbreak)anything.
2) What____________________(goon)intheclassroomwhiletheteacher
_________________(be)intheheadmaster'soffice?
3) I'msurehe_________never___________________(mug)anybody.
4) __________anyone_____________(call)whileI________________(be)away?
5) She_________________(be)reallyworriedaboutwhat_________________(happen)toher
sister.
6) Mygrandma____________________(suffer)fromanincurablediseaseforages.
7) It___________________(turnut)thatSteve_________________(be)theonewho
_________________(scratch)mycar.
8) Howlongisitsincehelast___________________(ride)abike?

9) Mary_________________(feel)exhausted.She_________________(work)withnoisy
children.
10) DoyouknowthatPaul__________________(play)footballforourteamsincelast
November?

11. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitabletenseform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolev
oklepajupostavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) BeforeSam__________________(leave)hisroom,he_________________(trunoff)his
computer.
2) ThisisthelasttimeI__________________(do)youafavour.
3) We__________________(know)thatPeter__________________(see)ourneighbour'swife
forquitealongtime.
4) Carol___________________(open)thetrunkand_________________(put)hersuitcase
besideotherbagsshe___________________(put)therebefore.Thenshe
____________________(start)hercarand___________________(drive)away.
5) Mary__________________(tidy)herflatfortwodaysasherfriendsarecomingthis
weekend.
6) Everything__________________(be)upsidedownwhenI__________________(get)back.
Mychildren__________________(play)withthematchesandmyhusband
_________________(smoke)inthelivingroomthoughI___________________(tell)himso
manytimesnottosmokeinthehouse.
7) I_________________(be)afraidmyson__________________(kill)somebodyashisshirt
___________________(be)coveredinblood.
8) Tim__________________(discover)thatsomebody___________________(poison)hisdog.
9) Mybrother___________________(see)mybestfriendMariaforafewmonthsnow.
10) Thecollision__________________(be)terrible.Obviouslythey_________________(drive)
veryfast.

12. Puttheverbsinbracketsintoasuitableform.Usepasttensesonly.Glagolevoklepaju
postavivustrezenglagolskias.Uporabisamooblikezapreteklik.
1) I'm,sorrytotellyouthisMadam,butyourson__________just____________(die)inacar
accident.
2) Theexplosion__________(wake)himupinthemiddleofthenight.He
_______________(getup)toseewhat____________________(happen).
3) He____________________(deal)withannoyingpeopleallhislife,buthe__________never
_______________(insult)anyone.
4) Peoplewho_______________(want)toseethetemple___________________(come)slowly
outofthebuswhereasafewvillagers_______________(try)tosellthemsomehomemade
woodenobjects.
5) __________she_______________(put)herselftogetheryet?Iknowit'sterribleifyoulose
yourchild,butlifegoesonandshehastogoonliving.
6) They_______________(suspect)thathe____________________(cheat)whileplayingcards.
7) TheAfricans____________________(starve)foragesalthoughothercountries
_______________(send)themalotoffoodsofar.
8) I_______________(want)toexplainhimeverything,buthe
____________________(misunderstand)everysingleword.
9) ThelasttimeI_______________(see)Tim_______________(be)twoyearsagowhenI
_______________(be)athisgrandmother'sfuneral.
10) Peter_______________(come)homefromhisofficeverylatebecausethemeeting
____________________(stretch)endlessly.

REITVE:

1.1)bit,waskeeping,2)left,needed,3)hasbeenovertaking,4)werealwaystelling/alwaystold,
was,5)havewebeenwalking,havedone,6)havetheterroristskilled,7)wasblowing,werewalking,
8)forced,hadeaten,9)hated,was,10)wasenjoying,washaving.

2.1)wasmaking,wasrepairing,2)hadprevented/prevented,managedto,3)haveyoubeendoing,
4)hasyourdaughterthrownup,5)belonged,was,6)hadmicrowaved,served,7)cutoff,was
mowing,8)foundout,hadtaken,9)pickedup,left,10)haven'tgone.

3.1)haven'tgone,died,2)werecrossing,fell,3)realized,hadbetrayed/hadbeenbetraying,4)has
beentranslating,5)wereordering,dropped,6)arrived,hadalreadyordered,7)havebeentrying,8)
haveyoujustmentioned,9)didn'tknow,wasfollowingme,10)haveyoumet.

4.1)hasbeenwalking,fell,2)thought,werecheating/hadbeencheating/hadcheated,3)were,
hadn'thad,4)died/haddied,arrived,5)was,hadtaken,6)haven'tgone,amstillreading,7)didn't
know,hadn'tput,8)hasn'theheaded,9)wasitraining,werejogging,10)made,hadneverloved.

5.1)shocked/hadshocked,wasshaking,2)were,werelooking,3)wasmoving,4)haspulled,5)was
,hadn'theard,arrived,6)hasjustexamined,7)haveyoubeenwriting,8)didtheflightlast,took,9)
had/have,hadbeenreading/havebeenreading,10)didyouleave.

6.1)havebeengazing,2)didn'thave/don'thave,hadspent/havespent,3)hasbeengivingaway,
haven'tyouchanged,4)wasstanding,announced,wasdelayed,5)waspanicking,wasswaying,6)
was,hadbeenshaving/hadshaved,7)haveyouhad,8)felt,hadbeencooking,9)fined,hadbeen
driving/haddriven,10)havebeendecorating.

7.1)was,hadneverbeen,2)havelost,3)havebeendreaming,was,4)havehad,hit,5)knew,had
beenstealing,6)puton,came,weremaking,werethrowing,7)hasbeentalking,8)didn'thear,was
trying,washaving,9)hadn'tbeenwalking,had,cost,10)had,stepped,fell.

8.1)haveyoubeensearching,haveyoualreadyfound,2)hadbeentrying,was,met,was,didn't
care,told,3)managed,took,4)haveyouseen,5)did,6)hadlifted,could,7)hadbeenworking,
got,returned,8)was,hadbeenexpecting,9)hasbeendoing,should,10)fainted,waswriting.

9.1)haveyoubeen,havetravelled,2)hurt,wasclosing,3)realized,hadgiven,took,4)hasn'tbeen
going/hasn'tgone,5)didyoupay,didn'tcost,6)wassnowing,opened,was,wasfreezing,7)was,
hadbeendigging,8)haveyoubeenpractising/haveyoupractised,9)were,hadcost,10)was,
heard,hadn'tgot,hadwanted.

10.1)wasleading,stumbled,fell,didn'tbreak,2)wasgoingon,was,3)hasnevermugged,4)did
anyonecall,was,5)was,hadhappened/washappening,6)hasbeensuffering,7)turnedout,was,
hadscratched,8)rode,9)felt,hadbeenworking,10)hasbeenplaying.

11.1)left,hadturnedoff,2)havedone/did,3)knew,hadbeenseeing,4)opened,put,hadput,
started,drove,5)hasbeentidying,6)was,got,wereplaying,wassmoking,hadtold,7)was,had
killed,was,8)discovered,hadpoisoned,9)hasbeenseeing,10)was,hadbeendriving.

12.1)hasjustdied,2)woke,gotup,hadhappened,3)hasbeendealing,hasneverinsulted,4)
wanted,werecoming,weretrying,5)hassheput,6)suspected,hadbeencheating/wascheating,7)
havebeenstarving,havesent,8)wanted,misunderstood,9)saw,was,was,10)came,hadstretched
/hadbeenstretching.