Past Tenses

Past Tenses

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My mom _________ me a new bike for my birthday. (give)

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We ________ soup, pasta and salad for dinner last night. (have)

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_______ you go to the cinema last weekend?

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We didn't ___________ the game last night (watch)

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Last night we ___________ pizza for dinner (eat)

Multiple Choice

They ___ at school

• were

• was

• been

• were

Multiple Choice

___________ there a village in the field last year?

• is

• are

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

There _____________ two waterfalls next to the field 2 years ago.

• is

• were

• are

• was

Multiple Choice

Angela __ a good teacher

• were

• was

• been

• wered

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My brother and I __ at Brazil last month

• were

• was

• been

• wered

Multiple Choice

Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?

• was

• wasn't

• weren't

• aren't

Multiple Choice

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

• are, do

• are, doing

• was, do

• were, doing

Multiple Choice

Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.

• is study

• is studying

• was studying

• was study

Multiple Choice

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

• are talk

• are talking

• was talk

• were talking

Multiple Choice

Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

• is studied

• was studied

• is studying

• was studying

Multiple Choice

Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ....................... out.

• has just gone
• had gone
• just went
• have just gone

Multiple Choice

By the time the bell ... , I ........the test.

• rings/was finishing
• rang/was finished
• rang/had finished
• had rung/had finished

Multiple Choice

After she ...., we went to the party.

• arriving
• had arrived
• was arriving
• arrives

Multiple Choice

I ....to contact him for ages, but he never replied.

• had tried
• had trying
• tried
• am trying

Multiple Choice

I ....about that book until you mentioned it.

• hadn't heard
• hadn't been hearing

Multiple Choice

I hadn't understood _____ you explained

• BEFORE

• UNTIL

• ALREADY

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

She had ______ left the scene when the accident happened

• JUST

• AFTER

• BEFORE

• ALREADY

Multiple Choice

Jackson had ____ done his homework when he was asked for help

• ALREADY

• JUST

• AFTER

• BEFORE

Multiple Choice

She had ______ eaten when he arrived

• JUST

• BEFORE

• AFTER

• ALREADY

Multiple Choice

_____ she had moved. I found her letters.

• AFTER

• UNTIL

• ALREADY

• JUST

Multiple Choice

_____ she had moved. I found her letters.

• AFTER

• UNTIL

• ALREADY

• JUST

Multiple Choice

Timothy _____ ______ _______ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.

• had taken

• had been taking

• have been taking

• could have taken

Multiple Choice

My scores in high school _________ ________ ___________ until I made an effort to study more.

• couldn't be improved

• hadn't been improving

• haven't been improving

• wouldn't have improved

Multiple Choice

The staff _______ ___________ ___________ lunch for the special guests since 8 a.m.

• had been preparing

• must have prepared

• would have prepared

• could have been preparing

Multiple Choice

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

• was driving

• has been driving

• had been driven

• had been driving

Multiple Choice

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

• was attending

• has been attending

• have been attending

• had been attending

Multiple Choice

Sharon ................ very sick but she decided to go out anyway.

• feels

• was feeling

• felt

• has been feeling

Multiple Choice

My brother had ever been to Europe until he .............. there last year.

• went

• will go

• had been

• was going

Multiple Choice

I .................... a shower when you called.

• take

• was taken

• took

• was taking

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately, he was still sleeping at midday because his alarm ________ off at 8am!

• didn't go
• wasn't going
• hadn't gone
• hadn't been

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately, he ______________ at 8.30am because his alarm didn't go off.

• slept
• was sleeping
• had slept
• sleeps

Multiple Choice

If I ___________ up earlier this morning, I wouldn't have missed my first class.

• woke
• was waking
• had waken
• had woken

Multiple Choice

Before she moved to Korea, Anne _________ insects. 

• didn't try
• wasn't trying
• hadn't tried
• haven't tried

Multiple Choice

Henry and I _____ TV when the electricity went off.

• watched
• was watching
• had watched
• were watching

Multiple Choice

When his mom got home, he ___________ his homework. She checked it quickly and let him watch TV.

• did
• was doing
• had done
• have done

Multiple Choice

When I went to Australia last year, I ______ a real koala on the side of the road.

• saw
• was seeing
• had seen
• have seen

Multiple Choice

When his mom got home, he ___________ his homework. He asked her to help him with it.

• did
• was doing
• had done
• have done

Multiple Choice

Anne ____________ in a cafe when Diana died.

• worked
• was working
• had worked

Multiple Choice

Anne ____________ in a cafe when she was at university.

• worked
• were working
• had worked

Multiple Choice

Anne ____________ in a cafe before she became a teacher.

• worked

• were working

• had worked

Multiple Choice

Anne ____________ in a cafe before she became a teacher.

• worked
• were working
• had worked