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GRADE 6 PAST TENSES

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where _____ you _____ this car?

a)

was ... buy

b)

did ... bought

c)

did ... buy

d)

have ... buy

2.

I _______________English all afternoon yesterday.

a)

learnt

b)

was learning

c)

were learning

d)

had learnt

3.

The standards of living in Europe ___________up during the 1960s.

a)

had done

b)

had gone

c)

went

d)

had went

4.

Last year we _________ (to introduce) a number of new products and _____________ (to announce) record profits.

a)

were introducing... were announcing

b)

`introduced... announced

c)

have introduced... have announced

d)

had introduced... had announced

5.

When I arrived, they ___________ (already / to have) dinner. (= they finished it before I arrived)

a)

had already had

b)

have already had

c)

already had

d)

was already had

6.

When we went out, it ____________ (already / to stop) snowing.

a)

already stopped

b)

had already stopped

c)

was already stopped

d)

was already stopping

7.

They __________ (already / finish) discussing the new project when I arrived.

a)

had already finished

b)

have already finished

c)

were already finished

d)

already finished

8.

It _____________ (to rain) all day yesterday.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

c)

were raining

d)

had rained

9.

After she ( finish)............her homework, she watched TV

a)

has finished

b)

had finished

c)

were finished

d)

finished

10.

What she ( do)..........................at this time yesterday?

a)

is she doing

b)

was she doing

c)

were she doing

d)

did she do

11.

My brother ( not/ attend) ...........the meeting last week.

a)

doesn't attend

b)

didn't attended

c)

didn't attend

d)

isn't attended

12.

While Tom ( play).....football, Linda (skip) ...........at this time last week.

a)

was playing/ was skipping

b)

was playing/ was skiping

c)

were playing/ skipped

d)

played/ skipped

13.

What your mother ( do) ......before she ate breakfast yesterday?

a)

did your mother do

b)

were your mother done

c)

has your mother done

d)

had your mother done

14.

Peter/ this / house/ ago/ years/ built/ two/

a)

Peter built house this two years ago.

b)

Peter built two house this years ago.

c)

Peter built this house two years ago.

d)

Peter built this house two ago years.

15.

If I ( be)........you, I would buy this car.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

am

16.

My brother ( see).............this accident last month.

a)

sees

b)

be seen

c)

has seen

d)

saw

17.

The weather ( not/ be)...........................sunny last week.

a)

didn't be

b)

wasn't

c)

weren't

d)

didn't

18.

After they _________ (perform), they ____________ (receive) a thunderous applause from the audience.

a)

had performed, received

b)

performed, received

c)

performed, had received

d)

had performed, had received

19.

He __________ (work) very hard before he ________ (win) the championship.

a)

worked, won

b)

had worked, had won

c)

had worked, won

d)

worked, had won

20.

When Jane was six, she _______ (want) a hamster for her birthday present but _________ (receive) a fish instead.

a)

wanted, had received

b)

wanted, received

c)

had wanted, received

d)

had wanted, had received

21.

He _______ (lose) a lot of weight after he ________ (follow) strictly a healthy diet.

a)

had lost, had followed

b)

lost, had followed

c)

had lost, followed

d)

losed, had followed

22.
a)
They were watching TV when the doorbell rang.
b)
They watched TV when the doorbell was ringing.
c)
They watching TV when the bell ringing.
d)
They watched TV while the bell rang.
23.
a)
She read when he came in.
b)
She was reading when he came in.
c)
She read when he was coming in.
d)
While he was coming in, she read.
24.
When I (come) home, my big sister (cook) dinner.
a)
come, cook
b)
coming, cooking
c)
was coming, was cooking
d)
came, was cooking
25.
While Peter (study) for his History test, his dog (eat) his notebook!
a)
study, eat
b)
was studying, ate
c)
was studying, eated
d)
studied, ate