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Past and Present Tenses

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Когда я вышел из дома, я понял, что забыл взять ключи от ма­ши­ны.

a)

When I left home I realized that I forgotten my car keys at home.

b)

When I left home I realize that I had forgotten my car keys at home.

c)

When I left home I realized that I had forgotten my car keys at home.

2.

Она по­те­ря­ла ключи и по­это­му была очень рас­стро­е­на.

a)

She had lost her keys so she was very upset.

b)

She lost her keys so she was very upset.

c)

She had lost her keys so she is very upset.

3.

Моя мама го­то­ви­ла обед, когда я при­шел домой.

a)

My mother was cooking dinner when I came home.

b)

My mother was cooking dinner when I come home.

c)

My mother cooked dinner when I came home.

4.

Я читал, пока мой брат смот­рел те­ле­ви­зор.

a)

I read while my brother was watching TV.

b)

I was reading while my brother watched TV.

c)

I was reading while my brother was watching TV.

5.

Мы обе­да­ли вчера в 7 часов ве­че­ра.

a)

We had dinner at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.

b)

We were having dinner at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.

c)

We were had dinner at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.

6.

I saw Jim at the train station. He ... for his business partner to arrive from NY.

a)

Had waited

b)

Was waiting

c)

Waited

d)

Had been waiting

7.

When he was single he ... to Spain every winter, but now he has to go to France with his wife and children.

a)

Would go

b)

Went

c)

Had gone

d)

Had been going

8.

In 1939 the Second World War ...

a)

Had started

b)

Started

c)

Had been starting

d)

Was starting

9.

Hardly ... the door when the phone rang.

a)

Had we closed

b)

Were we closing

c)

Closed we

d)

Had we been closing

10.

I ... a shower when somebody knocked on my door.

a)

Had

b)

Was having

c)

Had had

d)

Had been having

11.
Which tense is this?
"I have lost my keys"
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Perfect
d)
Past Perfect Continuous
12.
Which tense is this?
"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music"
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continouos
c)
Past Perfect
d)
Past Perfect Continuous
13.
Which tenses are these?
"When we arrived, he had already gone home."
a)
Past Simple, Past Perfect
b)
Past Perfect, Past Simple
c)
Past Simple, Past Perfect Continuous
d)
Past Perfect, Past Perfect
14.
 She is very happy: her son (to finish) school.
a)
 had finished
b)
 has finished
c)
 was finishing
d)
 finished
15.
When Nick came from school, his friends (to play) in the yard.
a)
were playing
b)
 played
c)
 have played
d)
 are playing
16.
Our grandmother (to cook) dinner from twelve till three yesterday.
a)
 has cooked
b)
 was cooking
c)
 had cooked
d)
 cooked
17.

The rain had stopped before I went for a walk.

a)

Дождь идет, я не иду гулять.

b)

Дождь закончился до того, как я пошел гулять.

c)

Дождь закончился после того, как я пошел гулять.

d)

Дождь закончиться тогда, когда я пойду гулять.

18.

Мы пошли гулять в парк до того, как сделали домашнее задание.

a)

We went for a walk in the Park before we did our homework.

b)

We had went for a walk in the Park before we did our homework.

c)

We had went for a walk in the Park before we had did our homework.

19.

I had cleaned my room before I invited my friends home.

a)

Я прибрал свою комнату до прихода моих друзей домой.

b)

Мои друзья пришли до того, как я вымыл свою комнату.

c)

Я вымыл комнату, когда пришли мои друзья.

20.

When the police … (arrive), we already … (catch) the thief.

a)

had arrived, had catch

b)

arrived, had catched

c)

arrived, catched

21.

Когда они завтракали ?

a)

When did they had breakfast?

b)

When they had breakfast?

c)

When did they have they lunch?

d)

When did they have breakfast?

22.

Кому ты звонил вчера?

a)

Who called you yesterday?

b)

Who did you called yesterday?

c)

Who was you called yesterday?

d)

Who did you call yesterday?

23.
Past Simple or Past Perfect?
I was late for work because I (miss) the bus.
a)
missed
b)
have missed
c)
had missed
24.
Past Simple or Past Perfect?
We (live) in the house that my father (build).
a)
lived + had built
b)
had lived + built
c)
hav lived + built
25.
Past Simple or Past Perfect?
The teacher (correct) the tests that the pupiles (write).
a)
corrected + wrote
b)
had correct + wrote
c)
corrected + had written