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6A2 - Past tenses review (1)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We ____________ a walk when it started to snow.

a)

were taking

b)

have taken

2.

When my mom returned home, I __________ the children to bed.

a)

have already put

b)

had already put

3.

__________ visited Australia?

a)

Have you ever

b)

Did you ever

4.

__________ your cellphone?

a)

Did you found

b)

Have you found

5.

What __________ when I called last night?

a)

were you doing

b)

have you been doing

6.

I ______________ (still / have) breakfast when he rang me up.

a)

still had

b)

still had had

c)

was still having

7.

I _________ up, _________ and _________ breakfast.

a)

was getting ... was dressing... was having

b)

got... dressed ... had

c)

had got... dressed... had

d)

had got... had dressed... had had

8.

While I ___________TV, mother __________ and my sister __________ the table.

a)

watched... cooked... laid

b)

was watching... was cooking... was laying

c)

had watched... had cooked... had laid

9.

He ____________ (already / leave) when I arrived.

a)

has already left

b)

had already left

c)

was already left

10.

Last year we _________ (to introduce) a number of new products and _____________ (to announce) record profits.

a)

were introducing... were announcing

b)

`introduced... announced

c)

have introduced... have announced

d)

had introduced... had announced

11.

When I arrived, they ___________ (already / to have) dinner. (= they finished it before I arrived)

a)

had already had

b)

have already had

c)

already had

d)

was already had

12.

When we went out, it ____________ (already / to stop) snowing.

a)

already stopped

b)

had already stopped

c)

was already stopped

d)

was already stopping

13.

They __________ (already / finish) discussing the new project when I arrived.

a)

had already finished

b)

have already finished

c)

were already finished

d)

already finished

14.

I ____________ (to finish) my presentation by the time boss arrived.

a)

had finished

b)

finished

c)

was finishing

15.

When I ________ (go out) of the house, the sun __________ (to shine) and the birds __________ (to sing).

a)

went out... was shining... were singing

b)

had gone out... shoone... sang

c)

went out... shone... sang

16.
Which tense is this?
"I have lost my keys"
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continuous
c)
Present Perfect
d)
Past Perfect Continuous
17.
Which tense is this?
"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music"
a)
Past Simple
b)
Past Continouos
c)
Past Perfect
d)
Past Perfect Continuous
18.
Which tenses are these?
"When we arrived, he had already gone home."
a)
Past Simple, Past Perfect
b)
Past Perfect, Past Simple
c)
Past Simple, Past Perfect Continuous
d)
Past Perfect, Past Perfect
19.
Which tense is this?
"At last the bus came. I HAD BEEN WAITING for 2 hours"
a)
Past Simple,Past Continuous
b)
Past Simple, Past Simple
c)
Past Simple, Past Perfect
d)
Past Simple, Past Perfect Continuous
20.

I was very tired when I arrived home. I _______________ hard all day.

a)

worked

b)

had been working

c)

had worked

d)

was working

21.

I.........in the park when I met Serena.

a)

were walking

b)

am walking

c)

was walking

d)

is walking

22.

I was going to school when I .................the accident.

a)

saw

b)

see

c)

was seeing

d)

were seeing

23.

______ I saw him, he was eating ice-cream.

a)

When

b)

While

24.

_____ I was doing my homework, my brother was watching TV.

a)

While

b)

when

25.

I changed my clothes _______ I got home.

a)

while

b)

when

26.

I met James _______ I was talking to John.

a)

while

b)

when

27.

Mary was playing the piano while Susie …………..

a)

sang

b)

is singing

c)

was singing

d)

were singing

28.

While I_______ for the bus, she called me

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

was waited

d)

was wait

29.

She was reading a book when I...

a)

getting home

b)

got home

c)

was got home

d)

were gotting

30.

He had lived in Edinburgh for 2 years before he ..... to Glasgow.

a)

moves

b)

had moved

c)

has moved

d)

moved

31.
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
a)
hid/came
b)
hided/ come
c)
was hiding / came
d)
were hiding / came
32.
While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.
a)
were cleaning/ breaked
b)
cleaned/ broken
c)
were cleaning/ broke
d)
was cleaning/ was breaking
33.
While he ........... a shower, his dogs ...... ate was eating   his steaks.
a)
took / ate
b)
were taking/was eating
c)
was taking /were eating
d)
took/ eat
34.

My grandad _____________________ work in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.

a)

did / had studied

b)

used to / finished

c)

got used to / has finished

d)

used to / had finished

35.

Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.

a)

retire / used to start

b)

had retired / started

c)

retired / had started

d)

used to retire / used to start

36.

Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.

a)

travelled

b)

has travelled

c)

had travelled

d)

travels

37.

These clothes are really uncomfortable! I can't ________________

a)

used to wear them.

b)

get used to wearing them.

c)

use to wearing them.

d)

get used to wear them.

38.

Before parents _________________ the app called Dinner Time, children ________________ with their mobile phones at mealtimes.

a)

discovered / used to play

b)

used to discover / played

c)

had discovered / played

39.
1.  As I ____________  school, I _____________  on a banana peel. 
a)
left / slipped
b)
was leaving / slipped
c)
was leaving / was slipping
d)
were leaving / slipped
40.
We use Past Perfect for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.
a)
Yes
b)
No