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Past Tenses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _______Maria for the first time at Ray's party

a)

saw

b)

was seeing

c)

had seen

d)

had been seeing

2.

When we were on holiday, we ____ to the cafe every day.

a)

went

b)

would go

c)

had gone

d)

used to go

3.

I _____my homework as soons as I got home.

a)

did

b)

had done

c)

was doing

d)

had been doing

4.

By the time he died, Beethoven (a)   (write) 9 symphonies.

5.

We chose the Hotel Rio because we (stay) there before

(a)  

6.

I (see) the film before, so I knew how it ended.

(a)  

7.

Jim and I ________ (study) at Bath University when we ________ (meet).

a)

were studying, met

b)

had studied, met

c)

studied, had met

d)

were studying, had met

8.

You’re lucky I’m still at home. I ________ (get) ready to go out when you phoned.

a)

got

b)

had got

c)

was getting

d)

had gotten

9.

Usain Bolt ________ (win) the 100m in record time.

a)

wan

b)

had won

c)

wins

d)

won

10.

I ________ (already / finish) cooking when Gill offered to help.

a)

already finished

b)

had already finished

c)

have already finished

d)

was already finishing

11.

As soon as I arrived, we ________ (order) our food.

a)

ordered

b)

had ordered

c)

were ordering

12.

They were tired when they arrived. They ________ (not sleep) for 24 hours.

a)

didn't sleep

b)

haven't slept

c)

hadn't slept

d)

weren't sleeping

13.

He ________ (just / score) before the referee blew the final whistle.

a)

just scored

b)

was just scoring

c)

had just scored

14.

I ________ (think) about her at 9.00 and she ________ (ring) me!

a)

had thought / rang

b)

thought / rang

c)

thought / had rang

d)

was thinking / rang

15.

Last week my boss ________ (say) he would give me a pay rise.

a)

said

b)

had said

c)

was saying