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Past tenses

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While I (drive) to work yesterday, I (see) an accident.

a)

was driving, saw

b)

was driving, seen

c)

drove, saw

d)

drove, was seeing

2.
Anne ____________ in a cafe when she was at university.
a)
worked
b)
were working
c)
had worked
3.
When I got to school this morning, I realised that I ______ my homework last night.
a)
didn't do
b)
wasn't doing
c)
hadn't done
d)
weren't doing
4.
When his mom got home, he ___________ his homework. He asked her to help him with it.
a)
did
b)
was doing
c)
had done
d)
have done
5.

A_________ (I / not speak) to you yesterday because you looked busy when I saw you.

B Yes, _________ (I / try) to repair my printer when you came in.

a)

I wasn't speaking / I tried

b)

I had spoken / I tried

c)

I didn't speak / I was trying

6.
Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie.
a)
watched
b)
was watching
c)
had watched
d)
had been watching
7.
When he entered the room somebody _____ him in the head.
a)
hit
b)
was hitting
c)
had hit
d)
had been hitting
8.
Where ... when I saw you this morning?
a)
did you go
b)
were you going
c)
had you gone
d)
had you been going
9.
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
10.
At 5 o'clock yesterday  I _____ dinner.
a)
had
b)
had had
c)
was having
d)
had been having
11.
Matt ______, while we________ lunch.
a)
phoned, were having
b)
was phoning, were having.
c)
had phoned, had had
d)
had been phoning, had been having
12.
How did you learn to drive?
My father  _____________ me.
a)
taught
b)
teached
c)
had teached
d)
had taught
13.
Joe _____ downstairs and ______ his leg.
a)
fell, broke
b)
had fallen, broke
c)
had fallen, had broken
d)
was falling, had broken
14.
Jenny ________ for me, when I _______.
a)
was waiting, arrived
b)
was waiting, was arriving
c)
waited, arrived
d)
waited, had arrived
15.
Sam _______ a picture of me, while I _______ .
a)
took, wasn't looking
b)
had taken, had looked
c)
took, looked
d)
had taken, looked
16.
Night was falling and the Moon _______(shine).
a)
shining
b)
was shined
c)
shined
d)
was shining
17.
At 10 o'clock he _________(compose) in his music room.
a)
composed
b)
was composing
c)
compose
d)
were composing
18.
While he was sitting at the piano, a small kitten suddenly _____(run) across the piano keys.
a)
was running
b)
ran
c)
runed
d)
running
19.
Sarah _________ (walk) around the city  in the morning.
a)
walked
b)
was walking
c)
were walking
d)
walks
20.
I _________(read) my brother's diary when he suddenly ________(come) into the room.
a)
read, came
b)
was reading, come
c)
was reading, came
d)
read, was coming
21.
I______(drop) my mobile when I ______(text)my friend.
a)
was dropping, texted
b)
droped, texted
c)
droped, was texting
d)
droped, were texting
22.
________you sleeping at 10 o'clock last night?
a)
Was
b)
Did
c)
Do
d)
Were
23.
While he was watching the football match, his phone _______(ring)
a)
was ringing
b)
rang
c)
rung
d)
ringed
24.

We ____________ a walk when it started to snow.

a)

were taking

b)

have taken

25.

Where _____ you _____ this car?

a)

was ... buy

b)

did ... bought

c)

did ... buy

d)

have ... buy

26.

Alexander Graham Bell ____________ the telephone.

a)

did invented

b)

invented

c)

was invented

27.

I _______________English all afternoon yesterday.

a)

learnt

b)

was learning

c)

were learning

d)

had learnt

28.

I ______________ (still / have) breakfast when he rang me up.

a)

still had

b)

still had had

c)

was still having

29.

I _________ up, _________ and _________ breakfast.

a)

was getting ... was dressing... was having

b)

got... dressed ... had

c)

had got... dressed... had

d)

had got... had dressed... had had

30.

While I ___________TV, mother __________ and my sister __________ the table.

a)

watched... cooked... laid

b)

was watching... was cooking... was laying

c)

had watched... had cooked... had laid

31.

It _____________ (to rain) all day yesterday.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

c)

were raining

d)

had rained

32.

When I ________ (go out) of the house, the sun __________ (to shine) and the birds __________ (to sing).

a)

went out... was shining... were singing

b)

had gone out... shoone... sang

c)

went out... shone... sang

33.
Ann .......(finish) her homework and ...(go) to visit her friend.
a)
finished, went
b)
finished, goed
c)
had finished, went
34.
When I was a child, I .....(not, eat) chips. 
a)
didn't eat 
b)
didn't used to eat
c)
didn't use to eat 
d)
didn't used to eat 
35.
He took some photos while we ...(dance). 
a)
were dancing 
b)
was dancing 
c)
danced 
36.

Steve _____ (to jog) when the rain _____ (to start).

a)

jogged, started

b)

was jogging, was starting

c)

was jogging, started

d)

had jogged, was starting

37.

Paul usually listens to the radio, but last night he ................ a book.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

had read

d)

was reading

38.

What .................. at nine o'clock yesterday?

a)

were you doing

b)

have you done

c)

had you done

d)

have you been doing

39.

When was the last time you (eat) ___something you didn't like?

a)

ate

b)

have eaten

c)

eat

d)

were eating

40.

What ___ you ___ between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. last night?

a)

were - doing

b)

have - been doing

c)

did - do

d)

have - done

41.

She ___________ (not see) him since last summer.

a)

wasn't seeing

b)

hasn't seen

c)

hadn't seen

d)

didn't see

42.

While they ___________ (play) in the park, it suddenly started to rain.

a)

was playing

b)

played

c)

had played

d)

were playing

43.

What time ___________ you ___________ to bed last night?

a)

do - go

b)

had - gone

c)

were - going

d)

did - go

44.

While I (wait) for the bus, I (see) an old friend.

a)

was waiting, saw

b)

was waiting, was seeing

c)

waited, saw

45.

They __________ (play) football when it __________ (start) to rain.

a)

were playing, started

b)

played, was starting

c)

were playing, was starting

46.

While they _____ (have) lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist _____ (come) up to them and _____ (want) to ask a few questions.

a)

were having, came, wanted

b)

had, came, wanted

c)

was having, came, wanted

d)

had, was coming, wanted

47.

My friend Tim _____ (feel) well yesterday because he _____ (eat) too many sweets.

a)

weren't feeling, ate

b)

didn't fell, had eaten

c)

hadn't felt, ate

d)

didn't feel, had eaten

48.

We _____ (walk) for 10 minutes when we finally _____ (see) the train station.

a)

had walked, saw

b)

had been walking, saw

c)

walked, had seen

d)

walked, had been seeing

49.

When I _____ (walk) through the streets of Madrid, I _____ (think) about the magnificent time I _____ (spend) there as a student.

a)

walked, thought, spent

b)

was walking, thought, had spent

c)

was walking, thought, spent

d)

was walking, was thinking, had spent

50.

The hairdresser _____ (lock) up her shop, _____ (get) into the car and _____ (drive) home.

a)

was locking, got, drove

b)

locked, was getting, was driving

c)

had locked, got, drove

d)

locked, got, drove

51.

She _____ (live) in France at the time she _____ (receive) the bad news.

a)

was living, received

b)

lived, received

c)

had lived, received

d)

lived, was receiving

52.

While the teacher _____ (give) instructions, the students _____ (look) at a spider climbing up the wall.

a)

gave, looked

b)

was giving, looked

c)

was giving, was looking

d)

was giving, were looking

53.

When we finally _____ (arrive) at the stadium the match _____ (go) on for half an hour.

a)

had arrived, went

b)

arrived, had gone

c)

arrived, had been going

d)

arrived, was going

54.

The fireman _____ (fight) the fire on the balcony below when he suddenly _____ (hear) someone shouting.

a)

were fighting, heard

b)

was fighting, heard

c)

fought, heard

d)

fighted, heard

55.

I _____ (not go) to the meeting last Monday because nobody _____ (invite) me.

a)

didn't go, had invited

b)

hadn't gone, invited

c)

weren't going, invited

d)

didn't go, invited

56.

We _____ (have) dinner when the lights _____ (go) out. (Two correct solutions.)

a)

had had dinner, went

b)

had, went

c)

were having, went

d)

were having, had gone

57.

The policeman asked me, " How fast _____ (you/drive) when you _____ (see) the old lady in front of you?"

a)

were you driving, saw

b)

did you drive, saw

c)

you drove, saw

d)

did you drive, was seeing

58.

Sampson _____ (finish) his report by the time father _____ (come) home.

a)

finished, came

b)

had finished, came

c)

had finished, come

d)

finished, had come

59.

I _____ (manage) to pass the test because I _____ (study) hard for a whole week.

a)

managed, was studying

b)

managed, had been studiing

c)

managed, had been studying

d)

had managed, studied

60.

My friend Harry _____ (fall) off the ladder while he _____ (paint) the ceiling of his room.

a)

falled, was painting

b)

fell, were painting

c)

fell, was painting

d)

had fallen, was painting

61.

We _____ (watch) TV when we _____ (see) that a devastating earthquake _____ (hit) California.

a)

watched, saw, hit

b)

were watching, saw, hit

c)

were watching, saw, had hit

d)

had been watching, saw, hit

62.

By the time I _____ (get) to school the lesson _____ (start).

a)

had got, started

b)

got, started

c)

got, had started

d)

was getting, started

63.

While the children _____ (play) with others my husband and I _____ (decide) to have a cup of coffee.

a)

was playing, decided

b)

were playing, decided

c)

had been playing, decided

d)

played, decided

64.

I ______ (tell) the police that I _____ (not see) the man in the photo before.

a)

told, didn't see

b)

told, hadn't seen

c)

had told, didn't see

d)

told, didn't saw

65.

While the policeman _____ (look) out of the window, he _____ (notice) that a blue SUV _____ (park) down the road.

a)

was looking, noticed, parked

b)

looked, noticed, was parking

c)

was looking, noticed, was parking

d)

wass looking, was noticing, was parking

66.

It was all wet, it ________ that morning.

a)

had rain

b)

had the rained

c)

had rained

d)

had raining

67.

Before she entered the room the man....

a)

saw her

b)

had seen her

c)

have saw her

d)

have seed her

68.

By the time my dad got home the dog (a)   already died.

69.

When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody (a)   (enter) his house.

70.

My little brother . . . my laptop, so I was very angry!

a)

have used

b)

has use

c)

had used

d)

has used

71.

Sofia was absolutely cheerful when she found out she . . . a scholarship.

a)

has got

b)

have got

c)

was got

d)

had got

72.

Willy . . . from a trip to Dubai when his doctor told him that he got diabetes.

a)

had just returned

b)

had just return

c)

has just returned

d)

have just returned

73.

Diana . . . her paintings in the art gallery when many people arrived there.

a)

had place

b)

has place

c)

has placed

d)

had placed

74.

Daniel . . . from the university when his younger brother finished school.

a)

has already graduated

b)

had already to graduate

c)

had already graduate

d)

had already graduated

75.
.... (the driver/talk) to you or had he stayed in his car before the police arrived?
a)
Had the driver talked
b)
Did the driver talk
c)
Was the driver talking
d)
Had the diver beetn talked
76.
I'm sorry but I ... to be at your show.
a)
han't intended
b)
had really intended
c)
intended
d)
was intended
77.

When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.

a)

had been working

b)

have been working

c)

worked

d)

had worked

78.

I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.

a)

had been waiting

b)

has been waiting

c)

had been waited

d)

had waited

79.

I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.

a)

had looked for

b)

had been looked

c)

had been looked for

d)

had been looking for

80.

The doctor asked me how long _______ (have) the symptoms before I came to check it.

a)

had having

b)

had been had

c)

had been have

d)

had been having

81.

I __________(try) to win your mother’s heart for months before she finally agreed to go out with me.

a)

had been tried

b)

had been trying

c)

had tried

d)

had trying

82.

I (a)   (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

83.

He (a)   (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

84.

The students ___ for their excursion for months.

a)

has been preparing

b)

had been preparing

c)

has been prepared

d)

had been prepared

85.

The young man ___ since he was a child.

a)

has be surfed

b)

had been surfing

c)

had been surf

d)

have been surfing

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