Tense Consistency

Choose the correct form of the verb for the sentence:

"Yesterday, Renad (to go) to the park."

• goes

• went

• was going

• has gone

Select the sentence that correctly uses the past continuous:

• Remas was eating dinner when the phone rang.

• Remas eats dinner when the phone rang.

• Remas has eaten dinner when the phone rang.

• Remas eat dinner when the phone rang.

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• Yaseen had play football before he came home.

• Yaseen had played football before he came home

• Yaseen was playing football before he came home.

• Yaseen played football before he came home.

Complete the sentence with the correct tense:

"Before we (a)   the house, we checked all the windows."

• leave
• left
• had left
• were leaving

Identify the correct use of past tenses in the sentence:

"Nour (to write) an email before she (to go) to bed."

• writes, goes

• wrote, went

• had written, went

• was writing, was going

Choose the correct sentence:

• Taif was watching TV when her friends arrived.

• Taif is watching TV when her friends arrived.

• Taif watches TV when her friends arrived.

• Taif has watched TV when her friends arrived.

Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense form:

"Ejlal (to be) excited because she (a)   her project."

• is, finishes
• was, finished
• was, finishing
• is, finished

Which sentence correctly uses the simple past tense?

• Mohammed Imam study all night.

• Mohammed Imam was studying all night.

• Mohammed Imam studied all night.

• Mohammed Imam has studied all night.

Complete the sentence in the past continuous tense:

"Aseel ___ (to play) the piano when the guests arrived."

• play

• plays

• was playing

• is playing

Choose the correct past perfect form in the sentence:

"Before going to the party, Taif ___ (to do) all her homework."

• do

• did

• had done

• was doing