WorksheetsPAST TENSES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
'By the time I get to the station, the train had left'
Correct
Incorrect
Past Continuous. What is the use for: 'The car was getting worse all the time'
Annoyance/ criticism
Background description in narrative
Action in progress
Changing states
I manage to talk to Carol ................... she was leaving
while
since
as
When you passed the town hall clock, .............. what time it was?
were you noticing
have you noticed
did you noticed
All the options are correct
This time last year I .................... in the rain along a country road in Wales.
was cycling
had been cycling
none
.............. I'd read the instructions, I found it easy to asamble the bookcase
Then
Afterwards
Once
Which is the use for...? 'When Jane was at school, she was always loosing things.
annoyance
changing states
actions in progress
Which is the use for...? 'I've twisted my ankle'
Indefinite events, which happened at an unknown time in the past
Indefinite events which may have an obvious result in the present
A habitual action in a period of time up to the present
Recent events, without a definite time given
Which is the use for...? 'I've been waiting for you three hours'
A state which lasts up to the present moment
An incomplete activity
To emphasize duratopn
A recently finished activity
Which is the use for...? 'I've lived here for the past ten years'
A habitual action in a period for time up to the present
Indefinite events which may have an obvious result in the present
With stative verbs, to describe a state which lasts up to the present
Recent events
