Worksheets6A2 - Past tenses review (1)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
We ____________ a walk when it started to snow.
were taking
have taken
When my mom returned home, I __________ the children to bed.
have already put
had already put
__________ visited Australia?
Have you ever
Did you ever
__________ your cellphone?
Did you found
Have you found
What __________ when I called last night?
were you doing
have you been doing
I ______________ (still / have) breakfast when he rang me up.
still had
still had had
was still having
I _________ up, _________ and _________ breakfast.
was getting ... was dressing... was having
got... dressed ... had
had got... dressed... had
had got... had dressed... had had
While I ___________TV, mother __________ and my sister __________ the table.
watched... cooked... laid
was watching... was cooking... was laying
had watched... had cooked... had laid
He ____________ (already / leave) when I arrived.
has already left
had already left
was already left
Last year we _________ (to introduce) a number of new products and _____________ (to announce) record profits.
were introducing... were announcing
`introduced... announced
have introduced... have announced
had introduced... had announced
When I arrived, they ___________ (already / to have) dinner. (= they finished it before I arrived)
had already had
have already had
already had
was already had
When we went out, it ____________ (already / to stop) snowing.
already stopped
had already stopped
was already stopped
was already stopping
They __________ (already / finish) discussing the new project when I arrived.
had already finished
have already finished
were already finished
already finished
I ____________ (to finish) my presentation by the time boss arrived.
had finished
finished
was finishing
When I ________ (go out) of the house, the sun __________ (to shine) and the birds __________ (to sing).
went out... was shining... were singing
had gone out... shoone... sang
went out... shone... sang
"I have lost my keys"
"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music"
"When we arrived, he had already gone home."
"At last the bus came. I HAD BEEN WAITING for 2 hours"
I was very tired when I arrived home. I _______________ hard all day.
worked
had been working
had worked
was working
I.........in the park when I met Serena.
were walking
am walking
was walking
is walking
I was going to school when I .................the accident.
saw
see
was seeing
were seeing
______ I saw him, he was eating ice-cream.
When
While
_____ I was doing my homework, my brother was watching TV.
While
when
I changed my clothes _______ I got home.
while
when
I met James _______ I was talking to John.
while
when
Mary was playing the piano while Susie …………..
sang
is singing
was singing
were singing
While I_______ for the bus, she called me
was waiting
were waiting
was waited
was wait
She was reading a book when I...
getting home
got home
was got home
were gotting
He had lived in Edinburgh for 2 years before he ..... to Glasgow.
moves
had moved
has moved
moved
My grandad _____________________ work in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.
did / had studied
used to / finished
got used to / has finished
used to / had finished
Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.
retire / used to start
had retired / started
retired / had started
used to retire / used to start
Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.
travelled
has travelled
had travelled
travels
These clothes are really uncomfortable! I can't ________________
used to wear them.
get used to wearing them.
use to wearing them.
get used to wear them.
Before parents _________________ the app called Dinner Time, children ________________ with their mobile phones at mealtimes.
discovered / used to play
used to discover / played
had discovered / played
