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Past tenses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They ___________ for their cat since morning.

a)

have worked

b)

worked

c)

was working

d)

had worked

2.

Her son ___________ computer games since childhood.

a)

has played

b)

played

c)

had played

d)

was playing

3.

6. Bob and Pamela ___________ their suitcases since 6 o’clock.

a)

packed

b)

have packed

c)

was packing

d)

had packed

4.

I __________ a member of the gym for five years.

a)

had been

b)

was

c)

was being

d)

have been

5.

Choose the correct option:

It's the first time ___________ a jeep.

a)

I drove

b)

I had driven

c)

I was driving

d)

I've driven

6.

She _______ a book last night.

a)

read

b)

was read

c)

had read

d)

has read

7.

My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.

a)

has seen

b)

saw

c)

had seen

d)

was seeing

8.

The old woman __________ some cookies for her family yesterday.

a)

was baking

b)

baked

c)

has baked

d)

had baked

9.

I _____ my homework, because I was sleepy.

a)

didn't do

b)

hasn't do

c)

hadn't do

d)

wasn't do

10.

World Malaria Day __________ a call to stress prevention last week.

a)

brought

b)

has brought

c)

had brought

d)

was bringing

11.

Tu Wah and Hsar Lay Moo __________ online when they found their picture.

a)

were looking

b)

looked

c)

have looked

d)

had looked

12.

We ____ video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

played

b)

have played

c)

were playing

d)

had played

13.

My parents ____ when I came home.

a)

worked

b)

have worked

c)

has worked

d)

were working

14.

She ______________ to music when I called.

a)

listened

b)

has listened

c)

was listening

d)

had listened

15.

You (watch).............. TV yesterday night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

16.

I went to bed after I ____________ off the television.

a)

switched

b)

has switched

c)

had switched

d)

was switching

17.

Noura left the restaurant after she ____________ eating.

a)

have finished

b)

had finished

c)

finished

d)

was finishing

18.

The film ______________ by the time we got to the cinema.

a)

was started

b)

started

c)

has started

d)

had started

19.

I was sure that I _______________ her before.

a)

saw

b)

had seen

c)

have seen

d)

was seeing

20.

Shouq's plants died because ____________

a)

she didn't water them.

b)

she hasn't watered them.

c)

she wasn't watering them.

d)

she hadn’t watered them.