Time Clauses exercises — Set 3: Past Time Clauses: When, After, Before & While (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 14 min
When I home, my family was having dinner.
While the children , their parents prepared dinner.
By the time we arrived, the film .
She was reading a book when the phone .
Before she for work, she always made breakfast for her children.
They dinner when the doorbell rang.
The thief before the police arrived.
While I to work, I saw a beautiful rainbow.
She didn't say anything until everyone .
As soon as the bell , all the students rushed out.
I my breakfast before I left the house this morning.
When she opened the door, she that someone had broken in.
While the teacher the lesson, some students were chatting.
He didn't realise his wallet was missing until he at the shop.
I'll call you when I at the airport tomorrow.
By the time she got to the station, the train .
Before the internet , people used encyclopedias for research.
She the door as soon as she heard the noise.
I won't go to bed my daughter comes home.
After he from university, he found a job immediately.
Time Clauses exercises online (Worksheet)
Past time clauses exercises — practise choosing the correct past tense in time clauses. Use past simple, past continuous and past perfect after when, while, after, before, until, as soon as and by the time to describe past events.