WorksheetsPast Tenses - Simple, continuous and perfect
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
We use simple past tense for referring to
a completed action in the past
a continuous action going on at a specific time in the past
an action which happened before another past action
We use past continuous tense for referring to
a completed action in the past
a continuous action going on at a specific time in the past
an action which happened before another past action
We use past perfect tense for referring to
a completed action in the past
a continuous action going on at a specific time in the past
an action which happened before another past action
Last night, Irem's boyfriend __________ the room while she was talking with another boy on the phone.
was entering
entered
had entered
Tom ______________ on the sofa when the baby started to cry.
had slept
slept
was sleeping
World War 1 _______________ when World War 2 began.
was already ending
had already ended
already ended
Matt ___________ the movie "Da Vinci Code" at ten o'clock yesterday.
watched
was watching
had watched
The family last ____________ on a vacation in 2010.
was going
had gone
went
The crowd _____________ after the mayor had made his speech.
had cheered
was cheering
cheered
We __________ a huge, beautiful house when I was a child.
had
were having
had had
Before the man _____________ this job a year ago, he had graduated from university in 1999.
had found
found
was finding
The girl _________ on her project while her mother was feeding her baby sister.
worked
had worked
was working
By the time the police _______ at the crime scene, the murderer ___________.
arrived / had already left
had arrived / already left
were arriving / already left
While I ___________ yesterday morning, I __________ my friend Lisa.
was jogging / was seeing
jogged / saw
was jogging / saw
