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Past tenses

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the time my mom arrived home, I (a)   (finish) my homework.

2.

While she ....... ( play) football, I ....... ( read) a book)

a)

was playing / read

b)

was playing / was reading

c)

played / read

d)

was playing / werw reading

3.

My mom (a)   ( be/ never) to Berlin before.

4.

They boy ...... ( not / pay) interest during the lessons.

a)

wasn't playing

b)

wasn't paying

c)

weren't paying

d)

isn't paying

5.

When I went to school, my mom (a)   (start) to clean the kitchen.

6.

She had a headache because she had been studying all morning.

a)

an action that was in development in moment of the past previous to other moment in the past

b)

an action that was in development in a specific moment of the recent past

c)

an action that ocurred in the past previous to another past

7.

When the man ...... (see) what was happening, he suddenly ....... ( stop) walking.

a)

saw / stopped

b)

saw / stopt

c)

was seeing / was stopping

d)

had seen / stopped

8.

Laura (a)   ( writing) all morning so her wrist got swollen.

9.

While the teacher was busy writing, the students (a)   (sneak) back to the playground.

10.

Toby ...... ( bark) so so loud that he ....... (lose) his voice.

a)

barkked / lost

b)

had been barking / lost

c)

was barking / were losing

d)

has been barking / is losing

11.

Diego (a)   (study) all weekend for the exam on Monday.

12.

The guard ...... (be) tired because he ....... (march) around the castle.

a)

was / has been marching

b)

was / was marching

c)

were / were marching

d)

was / marched

13.

My mom ..... ( cook) dinner while I ....... (do) my homework.

(a)  

14.

The wizard ....... (be) proud of his ability because he ....... (practise) spells for years.

a)

was / had been practising

b)

had been proud / had practised

c)

was / practised

d)

was / had practising

15.

The necromancer (a)   (flee) from the villagers because they had discovered he had been resurrecting their pets.

16.

Lucas ....... ( agree) with everything Laura was telling him.

a)

agreed

b)

was agreeing

c)

was agreing

d)

agreeded

17.

My dog was sleeping when the doorbell rang and woke him up.

a)

an action that was in development in a specific moment in the past

b)

an action that was in development in a specific moment in the present

c)

an action that started and finished in the past

d)

an action that ocurred during a time