Past Tenses Quiz

Which sentence is in the past simple tense? A) She was sleeping when the phone rang. B) He ate breakfast at 8 am. C) They had already left before we arrived.

• They will leave before we arrive.

• I am sleeping when the phone rings.

• She eats breakfast at 8 am.

• He ate breakfast at 8 am.

Identify the past continuous tense: A) I finished my homework. B) They were playing football. C) She has read the book.

• D) We will go to the park.

• C) She has read the book.

• A) I finished my homework.

• B) They were playing football

Choose the sentence in past perfect tense: A) We were watching a movie. B) He had already left when I got there. C) She is singing in the choir.

• He is already left when I got there.

• We were watching a movie.

• He had already left when I got there.

• She is dancing in the choir.

In which sentence is the past simple tense used correctly? A) She was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang. B) They were playing tennis all afternoon. C) He have finished his work before lunch.

• D) He was finished his work before lunch

• A) She was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang

• C) They was playing tennis all afternoon

• B) She was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang

Which sentence uses past continuous tense accurately? A) They have gone to the store. B) She was studying for her exam all night. C) He had already eaten before he arrived.

• D) She is studying for her exam all night.

• A) They went to the store.

• B) She was studying for her exam all night.

• C) He was eating before he arrived.

Form a sentence in past perfect tense: A) They were playing outside. B) She had already left for the airport. C) He is going to the party tonight.

• She has already left for the airport.

• They were playing inside.

• She had already left for the airport.

• He went to the party last night.

Identify the past simple tense: A) I have been waiting for hours. B) She danced at the party last night. C) They will be arriving soon.

• C) They will be arriving soon.

• B) She sings beautifully.

• A) I have been waiting for hours.

• B) She danced at the party last night.

Differentiate the past continuous tense: A) He had already finished his homework. B) They were swimming in the pool. C) She will be going to the concert.

• They were swimming in the pool.

• He has already finished his homework.

• She is going to the concert.

• They are swimming in the pool.

Recognize the past perfect tense: A) We are going to the beach tomorrow. B) He had already left when she arrived. C) They were playing basketball all day.

• She is reading a book now.

• We went to the beach yesterday.

• I will be cooking dinner later.

• He had already left when she arrived.

Use past simple in context: A) She has been reading for hours. B) He finished his project yesterday. C) They will be going to the movies tonight.

• She has finished her project yesterday.

• They finished their project yesterday.

• He will finish his project yesterday.

• He finished his project yesterday.