Detective Brooklyn’s Narrative Tenses Quiz

Which sentence is in past simple?

• I had finished my homework before dinner.

• I was finishing my homework before dinner.

• I finished my homework before dinner.

Which sentence is in past continuous?

• I had watched TV when the phone rang.

• I was watching TV when the phone rang.

• I watched TV when the phone rang.

Which sentence correctly uses “before” with past perfect?

• He was eating lunch before the meeting started.

• He had eaten lunch before the meeting started.

• He ate lunch before the meeting had started.

Which sentence correctly uses “after” with past simple and past perfect?

• After she had finished her homework, she watched TV.

• After she finished her homework, she had watched TV.

• After she had been finishing her homework, she was watching TV.

Which sentence correctly uses “while” with past continuous + past simple?

• While I had cooked, the phone was ringing.

• While I was cooking, the phone rang.

• While I cooked, the phone had rung.

Which sentence correctly uses “when” with past simple and past perfect?

• When I arrived, they had already left.

• When I had arrived, they already left.

• When I was arriving, they had already left.

Which sentence correctly uses “since” with past perfect?

• I was not seeing him since he moved to New York.

• I did not see him since he had moved to New York.

• I had not seen him since he moved to New York.

Which sentence correctly uses “until” with past simple and past perfect?

• He had waited until I arrived.

• He waited until I had arrived.

• He was waiting until I had arrived.

Which sentence correctly uses “because” with past perfect and past simple?

• He was failing the test because he had not studied.

• He failed the test because he had not studied.

• He had failed the test because he was not studying.

Which sentence correctly uses “as” with past continuous?

• As I had walked to school, it was raining.

• As I was walking to school, it started to rain.

• As I walked to school, it had started to rain.