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Past Tenses

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I .....(is) tired because I ...... (walk) for 5 hours.

a)

was

were walking

b)

were

had been walking

c)

was

had been walking

2.

He .... (play) the quitar at 5 o'clock yesterday.

a)

were playing

b)

has played

c)

was playing

3.

Steve Jobs .... (found) Apple in 1976.

a)

found

b)

founded

c)

has founded

4.

He .... (be) sad because he .... (fail) the exam.

a)

was

had failed

b)

is

had failed

c)

was

had been sailed

5.

She ..... (work) as a sales assistant for 5 years before she was promoted.

a)

had been working

b)

had worked

c)

was working

6.

Mike ... (come) home, (take off) his coat, (wash) his hands and (have) a shower.

a)

came

took off

washed

had

b)

had come

took off

washed

had

7.

I .... (read) a book when my mobile .... (ring)

a)

read

was ringing

b)

was reading

rang

c)

had been reading

rang

8.

Who was that? I .... (not meet) this man before.

a)

wasn't met

b)

hadn't met

c)

hadn't meeted

9.

When I ... (come) home, my sister ... (watch) TV

a)

was coming

was watching

b)

came

watched

c)

came

was watching

10.

I .... (see) him yesterday

a)

saw

b)

seen

c)

was seeing