PAST TENSES REVISION

Multiple Choice

Yesterday I ______ to my grandma's house.

• went

• go

• goed

• gone

Multiple Choice

Did you travel to Paris last month?

• No, I did.

• Yes, did I.

• Yes, I did.

• No, you didn`t.

Match

Match the following

• Write

• Get

• Have

• Walk

• Take

Wrote

Got

Had

Walked

Took

• Wrote

• Got

• Had

• Walked

• Took

Match

Match the following

• Buy

• Fall

• Sell

• Teach

• Throw

Bought

Fell

Sold

Taught

Threw

• Bought

• Fell

• Sold

• Taught

• Threw

Multiple Choice

Joe ___ the ball to Sue, who ___ it.

• throws-catches

• threw-catch

• throw-caught

• threw-caught

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Where

• did

• you

• go?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• How

• did

• you

• go there?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• How long

• did

• it

• to go there?

• take you

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Did

• you

• go to

• the Grand Canyon?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Put this sentence in order

• The cars

• were

• moving

• extremely

• slowly.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

The people behind us at the cinema _____ throughout the film.

• was talking

• did talked

• were talking

• did talking

Multiple Choice

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

• was reading / was watching
• read / watched
• was reading / were watching
• read / was watching

Multiple Choice

While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

• drived/had
• was driving/ had
• drove / was having
• drove/ had

Multiple Choice

While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.

• were cleaning/ breaked
• cleaned/ broken
• were cleaning/ broke
• was cleaning/ was breaking

Multiple Choice

Which one is the correct word you can use for past simple?

Multiple Choice

When we  .............. ( see) Ken and Alex, they ............... (play ) tennis.

• were seeing,  were playing
• saw, were playing
• were seeing, played
• see, play

Multiple Choice

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

• was reading / was watching
• read / watched
• was reading / were watching
• read / was watching

Multiple Choice

Susie  (watch) a film when she  (hear) the noise.

• watched / was hearing
• was watching / heard

Multiple Choice

She ... to Michael before because she was too shy to start a conversation

• hadn't spoken
• hadn't spoke
• hadnot spoken
• hadn't speak

Multiple Choice

Do you wish you ... all those nasty words to her?

• hadn't said
• hadn't say
• hadn't sayed
• had said

Multiple Choice

Before she had dinner, she ...... in the garden.

• had worked
• worked
• was working
• has worked

Multiple Choice

That was the first time I ... a salsa in a night club.

• had danced
• had dance
• danced
• didn't dance

Fill in the Blanks

Before Emma laid the table, she

a talk with her mother. (to have)

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He noticed that Peter

the old chair. (not/to paint)

Multiple Choice

Past perfect continuous emphasises the..... of an action in the past.

• result

• duration

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It was such a shame. She

(decorate)the tree for about an hour before it fell over.

Multiple Choice

Emma _____ money for long before she bought a second-hand car.

• hadn't saved

• hadn't been saving

Multiple Choice

How long ___ for an apartment before you came across this place?

• had you been looking

• had looked

Multiple Choice

It is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

Also used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past but the continuous tense focuses on the length of time.

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

What action happened first in the following sentence:

- When I got home I realized I had lost my keys.

• I got home

• had lost my keys

Multiple Choice

I burned my finger while I ................ breakfast.

• cooked

• was cooking

• had cooked

• had been cooking

Multiple Choice

I ................ you yesterday because my telephone was out of order.

• didn't call

• hadn't called

• wasn't calling

• hadn't been calling

Multiple Choice

I saw that my son ..............., so I decided not to wake him up.

• slept

• was sleeping

• had slept

• had been sleeping

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus .................... America in 1492.

• discovered

• was discovering

• had discovered

• had been discovering

Multiple Choice

Which action describes past events in chronological order?

"The earnings of the corporation _______ to decline, and therefore, the Executive Team ______ a marketing consultant."

• had started / hired

• started / hired

• have started / hired

• started / was hiring

Multiple Choice

"I had sold six tickets by the time she came." is an example for:

• An experience that is not finished and can be repeated in the future.

• Events in chronological order.

• Background action.

• A repeated experience that lasted until some point in the past.

Multiple Choice

I was studying for my exams all last week.

• an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past

• an action which happened at a stated time in the past

• an action in progress in the past emphasising duration interrupted by another past action

• an action that happened before another action in the past

Multiple Choice

I was working in the garden when it started to rain.

• an action which happened at a stated time in the past

• an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past

• an action in progress in the past emphasising duration interrupted by another past action

• an action that happened before another action in the past

Multiple Choice

He … the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down.

• was cutting

• had been cutting

• had cut

• cut

Multiple Choice

I went to bed after I.....off the television.

• switched

• has switched

• had switched

• have switching

Multiple Choice

Once Sally saw me , I .......for 3 hours.

• had gardened
• had been gardening

Fill in the Blanks

Mark hurt his leg badly while he (play)

basketball last week.

Fill in the Blanks

Sue felt much better after she (tell)

her mother about her problem.

Fill in the Blanks

Mike (break)

his arm while he was skiing in the Tatras.

Fill in the Blanks

What (you / do)

when I called? You did not answer the phone.