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Past tenses

Authored by Ana Stázie

English

11th Grade

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Past tenses
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: You arrived late to an event and missed something important.)
I __________ (arrive) at the party after everyone __________ (leave).

arrived / left

arrived / had left

had arrived / left

had arrived / had left

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: Describing an ongoing past action that was interrupted.)
I __________ (have) dinner at a famous restaurant when I __________ (see) an old friend.

had / was seeing

had had / saw

was having; saw

was having / had seen

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: A story about an unexpected discovery while traveling.)
While I __________ (travel) in Italy last summer, I __________ (discover) a small, hidden café in Florence.

travelled / discovered

had travelled / was discovering

was traveling / discovered

had traveled / discovered

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: Talking about life changes over the past few years.)
Over the past five years, I __________ (learn) how to speak French fluently.

learned

have learned

was learning

had learned

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: A surprising event that happened recently.)
I __________ (never/see) such an amazing performance before I __________ (go) to the theater last night.

had never seen / went

never saw / was going

haven’t seen / wenthadn’t seen / went

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: Describing a recent accomplishment.)
My students __________ (improve) their speaking skills a lot this year.

improved

were improving

have improved

had improved

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(Context: Describing a task that you started earlier and are still doing.)
I __________ (clean) the windows – that’s why there’s water on the floor.

was cleaning

cleaned

have been cleaning

had cleaned

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