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WorksheetsTHE PAST TENSE FAMILY
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The robbers __________ the scene before the police arrived.
a)
flee
b)
had fled
c)
are fleeing
d)
have fled
2.
2. If you __________ the door, the robber would not have entered.
a)
did not open
b)
had not opened
c)
have not opened
d)
will not open
3.
3. Wendy __________ her tooth under her pillow before she went bed.
a)
has hidden
b)
is hiding
c)
had hidden
d)
hides
4.
4. Jenny told me that she __________ a picture of her family.
a)
draws
b)
drawn
c)
had drown
d)
has
5.
5. If we __________ what the road conditions were like, we would have taken the train instead.
a)
know
b)
could know
c)
had known
d)
would know
6.
6. The bear would have not entered the campsite if you _________ all your food before sleeping.
a)
clear
b)
had cleared
c)
had have cleared
d)
did clear
7.
7. Sam _______ to bed before the blackout occurred.
a)
goes
b)
was going
c)
will go
d)
had gone
8.
8. Evelyn __________ in Spain for two years before moving back to Malaysia a few months ago.
a)
lives
b)
has lived
c)
had lived
d)
have been living
9.
9. She forgot where she __________ the keys.
a)
leaves
b)
leaving
c)
has left
d)
had left
10.
10. The show __________ already __________ when we entered the theatre.
a)
has …. starts
b)
has …. started
c)
had …. started
d)
had …. starts
11.
11. While Nora __________ a book, he brothers were playing chess.
a)
is reading
b)
am reading
c)
was reading
d)
were reading
12.
12. We __________ in the garden when my neighbour called us.
a)
were working
b)
was working
c)
is working
d)
am working
13.
13. At 10 o'clock last night, Ai Mei __________ her homework.
a)
were doing
b)
are doing
c)
was doing
d)
am doing
14.
14. My aunts __________ the hedge when they saw a snake moving towards them.
a)
was trimming
b)
is trimming
c)
were trimming
d)
are trimming
15.
15. Aru was stacking the pots while his brothers __________ the soil with spades.
a)
were loosening
b)
are loosening
c)
was loosening
d)
is loosening
16.
16. Mrs. Lu __________ lunch when she heard a loud noise outside her house.
a)
were cooking
b)
is cooking
c)
am cooking
d)
was cooking
17.
17. While I __________ for information on ferns, I discovered something interesting about the mimosa plant.
a)
was looking
b)
am looking
c)
were looking
d)
is looking
18.
18. While Selina __________ the roses, a bee stung her.
a)
were smelling
b)
is smelling
c)
was smelling
d)
am smelling
19.
19. The thieves cam into the house while the boys _________.
a)
are sleeping
b)
were sleeping
c)
am sleeping
d)
was sleeping
20.
20. Ravi and Kai Lun __________ photographs of the parrots at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
a)
were taking
b)
am taking
c)
is taking
d)
was taking
21.
21. My father __________ a commuter train to his office this morning.
a)
take
b)
took
c)
takes
d)
taking
22.
22. The shirt __________ while I was ironing it last night.
a)
tear
b)
tears
c)
tore
d)
teared
23.
23. Mastura __________ her fingernail just now.
a)
cut
b)
cuts
c)
cutted
d)
cutting
24.
24. I __________ a candle when there was a blackout yesterday.
a)
lit
b)
light
c)
lights
d)
lighten
25.
25. The match __________ when the referee blew the whistle.
a)
begin
b)
begins
c)
begun
d)
began
26.
26. Devi __________ RM99.90 for a crystal vase in the gift shop just now.
a)
pay
b)
pays
c)
paid
d)
payed
27.
27. Judy _________ the pink dress as her birthday present last week.
a)
choose
b)
chooses
c)
chose
d)
choosed
28.
28. Kelly __________ her portrait on the wall of her room this morning.
a)
hang
b)
hangs
c)
hung
d)
hanged
29.
29. Jill __________ the storybook last night before he slept.
a)
read
b)
reads
c)
readed
d)
readied
30.
30. The cat jumped o the table and _________ the glass of milk.
a)
spill
b)
spills
c)
spilt
d)
spilted
31.
31. He _________ about going on a holiday for the past six months before he finally bought his air ticket to Phuket.
a)
thinks
b)
thought
c)
has been thinking
d)
had been thinking
32.
32. He was my tennis partner. We _________ together for seven years.
a)
had been playing
b)
has been playing
c)
have been playing
d)
will play
33.
33. It was midnight and you _________ televisoon for four hours.
a)
has been watching
b)
had been watching
c)
have been watching
d)
will have been watching
34.
34. He was angry because they __________ to him for a long time.
a)
has been lying
b)
have been lying
c)
had been lying
d)
will have been lying
35.
35. She _________ for eight hours for a new dress, but could not find one she liked.
a)
has been shopping
b)
have been shopping
c)
will have been shopping
d)
had been shopping
36.
36. Diane cried a lot when she was a little girl.
a)
simple past
b)
past perfect
c)
past continuous
d)
past perfect continuous
37.
37. You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the lights off.
a)
simple past
b)
past perfect
c)
past continuous
d)
past perfect continuous
38.
38. Thomas had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.
a)
simple past
b)
past perfect
c)
past continuous
d)
past perfect continuous
39.
39. Mr. Abu had been working as an engineer before he became a writer.
a)
simple past
b)
past perfect
c)
past continuous
d)
past perfect continuous
40.
40. Jess had never been to an opera before last night.
a)
simple past
b)
past perfect
c)
past continuous
d)
past perfect continuous
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