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Past tenses and forms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ___________ a bath when the phone rang.

a)

took

b)

was taking

2.

I ______________ by the time she got out of bed.

a)

had already eaten breakfast

b)

had been eating breakfast already

c)

ate breakfast

d)

used to eat breakfast

3.

When I was younger I _________ to get out of doing chores.

a)

had been trying

b)

was trying

c)

would try

d)

used to try

4.

The performance last night _________ woefully inadequate.

a)

had been

b)

was being

c)

was

d)

had been being

5.

By the time I realised my mistake, they ___________.

a)

had already left

b)

already left

c)

left

6.

I didn't say anything until she ________ talking.

a)

had been finishing

b)

had finished

c)

finished

d)

was finishing

7.

When I arrived at the airport, she ___________.

a)

had already left

b)

was already leaving

c)

had already been leaving

d)

left

8.

When I arrived at the airport, her plane was gone - she _________.

a)

had already left.

b)

was leaving

c)

left

d)

would leave

9.

I ________ going to maths lessons after school.

a)

would hate

b)

had hated

c)

was hating

d)

used to hate

10.

I _______ going to maths classes after school, until I developed a crush on one of the other students!

a)

hated

b)

had been hated

c)

used to hate

d)

was hating

11.

She first met Anna when she _________ Sweden for a year and studying History at the local university.

a)

lived in

b)

was living in

c)

had lived in

d)

used to live in

12.

I _______________ in an English-speaking country until I came to Australia.

a)

never lived

b)

never used to live

c)

had never lived

d)

was never living