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Past Tenses

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the time I arrived, somebody ____ the chart.

a)

completed

b)

had completed

c)

was completing

2.

While I ______ for the meeting, I had many income calls.

a)

prepared

b)

was preparing

c)

had prepared

d)

was prepare

3.

By yesterday I

a)

had 3 meetings

b)

had had three meetings

c)

was having 3 meetings

4.

I didn` t hear what he said. When I came to the meeting, he ____ everything.

a)

discussed

b)

was discussing

c)

had discussed

5.

That day we ________. It was an interesting experience . We gained new auditory and had a good time.

a)

run a raffle

b)

ran a raffle

c)

were running

d)

had ran

6.

That was a tough year . We ____ many difficulties.

a)

faced

b)

had faced

7.

I _____ my colleague to help me before I presented the report

a)

asked

b)

were asking

c)

was asking

d)

had asked

8.

I ____an online meeting at 5 pm yesterday

a)

held

b)

was holding

c)

were holding

d)

had held

9.

The staff meeting _____ when we arrived. Unfortunately, we were not on time.

a)

ended

b)

was ending

c)

had ended

10.

Sorry, I could not answer the phone. I ______ when you called me.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

had had

11.

Before starting working for this company I ____ a competitive edge.

a)

gained

b)

was gaining

c)

had gained

12.

I always lived in Kharkiv. But in January I ____ In Kuiv.

a)

lived

b)

was living

c)

had lived

13.

It looked like a good time to invest. Inflation _____ for several months.

a)

had been falling

b)

had fallen

c)

fell

d)

was falling