English exercise = 2 Preterites (test n°1104 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topic2 Preterites2 PreteritesEnglish exercise created by anonyme (22-01-2005 17:41) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. We didn't havetookhad to take the bus yesterday morning to go to the swimming-pool. 2. We waitedwere waitingweren't waiting for the bus when an American car arrived very fast. 3. The driver sawwas seeingdidn't see that the traffic-light was red... 4. ...and didn't stopstoppedwasn't stopping ! 5. Unfortunately, an old woman wasn't crossingcrossedwas crossing . 6. The driver wasn't pressingpresseddidn't press the brake 7. but it waswas beingwasn't too late, of course! 8. Horrified, we watchedwere watchingdidn't watch the scene 9. when we didn't hearwere hearingheard the siren of the police car. It was followed by an ambulance. 10. A policeman didn't jumpwasn't jumpingjumped out of the police car 11. while a doctor didn't jumpwasn't jumpingjumped out of the ambulance. 12. The traffic-light wasn'twaswas being now red again. 13. The bus didn't waitwaitedwas waiting for a few minutes, 14. then, was startingstarteddidn't start . 15. " AreDidWere the passengers shocked? 16. Of course, they were! A little girl crieddid crywas crying 17. and her mother turnedwasn't turningwas turning very pale. 18. What about you? How didn'tdidwere you feel? 19. Well, first, I was feelingdidn't feelfelt very sorry for the old woman. 20. Ithoughtdidn't thinkwas thinking about that crazy driver with anger!" End of the English exercise: 2 Preterites (19.10.2007 20:40)A free English exercise to learn English.