Verbs- Past Tense---EXERCISE

 Verbs- Past Tense--EXERCISE

1. A plumber (come) _________________ to our house yesterday.
2. Miss Jones (talk) _________________ not _________________ to Mr. White
when the murder happened.
3. He (want) _________________ to repair our washing machine that
(break) _________________ a few days before.
4. Before he (ring) _________________ at my door, he (look) _________________
for a parking space for about ten minutes.
5. While the plumber (repair) _________________ the washing machine, I
(watch) _________________ the news.
6. Suddenly, I (realise) _________________ that they (show) _________________
our street on TV.
7. The reporter (say) _________________ that a car (crash) _________________
into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.
8. While I (listen) _________________ carefully to what (happen)
_________________, someone (knock) _________________ at my door.
9. I (open) _________________ the door and (see) _________________ a police
officer standing there.
10. He (ask) _________________ for the plumber.
11. As it (turn) _________________ out, it (be) _________________ our plumber’s
car that (roll) _________________ down the street.
12. In his haste, the plumber (forget) _________________ to put the handbrake
on.