WorksheetsPast Tenses
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the 18th century, the United Kingdom ________________ by the Hanoverian dynasty.
has been ruled
had been being
was being ruled
is ruled
James Potter ______________ in this house since he was a baby. He still lives there now.
lived
has lived
had lived
was living
Before the Anglo Saxons arrived in Great Britain, it _________________ by the Romans.
had been conquered
was conquered
is conquered
was being conquered
James is in the garage, making a table out of a block of wood. He _____________________ it since last Friday.
is working
had been working on
was working on
has been working on
What did you eat at Tayuki's restaurant last night, David?
Well, I ________________ a delicious miso soup for the starter and sashimi for the main course.
had chosen
chose
has chosen
was choosing
All yesterday morning, I ________________ algebra and trigonometry in the library, but I still haven't finished writing up the report.
had written
have written
was writing
wrote
By the time he was 60 years old, Joseph Conrad ________________ several works that count among the very best in English literature.
had been writing
wrote
had written
was writing
Margaret Thatcher ________________ as British Prime Minster for eleven years when she finally left office in November 1990.
used to serve
served
was serving
had been serving
David __________________ in Bangkok for 8 years as an engineer when he decided to go back to his native country.
had been working
had worked
was working
worked
For most of last year, teachers _________________ online using platforms such as Zoom and Teams.
had worked
were working
have worked
had been working
'I have wide ranging experience as a lawyer. I ______________ in three separate law firms and am currently working in Goldberg and Saunders Ltd.'
have worked
had worked
was working
had been working
At 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, I ________________ by train to Manchester Piccadilly station.
had travelled
was travelling
have travelled
had been travelling
