Past Tenses

Tim Burton ______ his first film in 1971.

• directed

• has directed

• was directing

• would direct

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He _____the light and lay down on his bed.

• was turning off

• has turned off

• turned off

• used to turn off

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What ______ to Alan? He used to be so

polite.

• happened

• had happened

• was happening

• would happen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When Leonard was a child, he _____ play

with model trains.

• used

• used to

• use to

• got used to

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tom didn't ______ live in a big city.

• used to

• use

• use to

• be used to

I've been to America once, but it was a

long time _____

• ago

• before

• after

• since

He ______ a bath when the door bell rang.

• had

• was having

• had had

• used to have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tim is my closest friend - we ______ each

other for a long time.

• know

• knew

• had known

• have known

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____ for over two hours.

• had been writing

• was writing

• wrote

• had written

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I lost my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I _____ it for over ten years.

• had

• had been having

• had had

• have had

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D