Past Tenses

In the 18th century, the United Kingdom ________________ by the Hanoverian dynasty.

• has been ruled

• had been being

• was being ruled

• is ruled

James Potter ______________ in this house since he was a baby. He still lives there now.

• lived

• has lived

• had lived

• was living

Before the Anglo Saxons arrived in Great Britain, it _________________ by the Romans.

• had been conquered

• was conquered

• is conquered

• was being conquered

James is in the garage, making a table out of a block of wood. He _____________________ it since last Friday.

• is working

• had been working on

• was working on

• has been working on

What did you eat at Tayuki's restaurant last night, David?

Well, I ________________ a delicious miso soup for the starter and sashimi for the main course.

• had chosen

• chose

• has chosen

• was choosing

All yesterday morning, I ________________ algebra and trigonometry in the library, but I still haven't finished writing up the report.

• had written

• have written

• was writing

• wrote

By the time he was 60 years old, Joseph Conrad ________________ several works that count among the very best in English literature.

• had been writing

• wrote

• had written

• was writing

Margaret Thatcher ________________ as British Prime Minster for eleven years when she finally left office in November 1990.

• used to serve

• served

• was serving

• had been serving

David __________________ in Bangkok for 8 years as an engineer when he decided to go back to his native country.

• had been working

• had worked

• was working

• worked

For most of last year, teachers _________________ online using platforms such as Zoom and Teams.

• had worked

• were working

• have worked

• had been working