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past tense

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jane _____________ a new pair of jeans yesterday.

a)

bought

b)

buy

c)

buyed

d)

boght

2.
Mona didn't __________ a story yesterday.
a)
wrote
b)
write
c)
writed
d)
wroted
3.

_________ mom _________ a cake ?

a)

Does/ bake

b)

Did/ baked

c)

Did /bake

d)

Was/ bake

4.

They ________________ to the mountains last year.

a)

did move

b)

don't move

c)

didn't moved

d)

didn't move

5.
I_________ at the bank two hours ago.
a)
were
b)
was
c)
did
d)
be
6.
You / yesterday/ didn't / your book / find
a)
You your book didn't find yesterday
b)
You didn't yesterday find your book
c)
You didn't find your book yesterday
d)
You find didn't your book yesterday
7.

_________ Mary clean her room 30 minutes ago?

a)

Was

b)

Were

c)

Did

d)

Does

8.
Omar ___________ to the mall a week ago.
a)
goed
b)
go
c)
wented
d)
went
9.

Mark didn't ________ well last week.

a)

felt

b)

feeled

c)

feel

d)

feels

10.

Gary and his friend __________(not send) me any emails last Sunday.

a)

wasn't send

b)

not sent

c)

sent not

d)

didn't send

11.

Did you ..............her last night?

a)

meets

b)

meeting

c)

met

d)

meet

12.
Did you visit her yesterday? Yes,......
a)
I did
b)
I visited
c)
I visit
d)
I was
13.

I woke up and ..... shining from the blue sky.

a)

... saw the sun ....

b)

... was seeing the sun ...

c)

didn't saw the sun

14.
What ...... you ......there?
a)
did - bought
b)
did - buy
c)
did - buyed
d)
were - buy
15.
My parents _______ angry last night because I _____ late.
a)
were / were
b)
was / was
c)
was / were
d)
were / was
16.

I ___________ my homework yesterday.

a)

do

b)

did

c)

does

d)

didn't did

17.

We ........ in Berlin on vacation.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

where

d)

when

18.

Malala ______ (win) the Nobel Prize in 2014.

a)

winned

b)

wined

c)

won

d)

has won

19.

When did they ... back to their country?

a)

flew

b)

flies

c)

fly

d)

flown

20.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT SENTENCE?

a)

I DIDN´T DID MY HOMEWORK.

b)

I DIDN´T DO MY HOMEWORK.

c)

I DIDN'T MY HOMEWORK.

21.

I stud........ English

a)

- ed

b)

-ied

c)

was

d)

were

22.

He ............ the door

a)

opened

b)

open

c)

was open

23.

You watch___ the television.

a)

-ed

b)

-ied

24.

Sorry. What ___ you say?

a)

was

b)

did

c)

were

d)

do

25.

He ______ in the supermarket.

a)

wasn't

b)

weren't

c)

didn't

d)

don't

26.

____ they angry?

a)

was

b)

were

c)

did

27.

It _____ rainy.

a)

did

b)

were

c)

was

28.

I .................... play chess.

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

wasn't

29.

_____ Tom sing a song?

a)

was

b)

did

c)

do

30.

she stay.......... home on Saturday.

a)

-ed

b)

- ied

c)

yed

31.

____ you live in Italy ?

a)

were

b)

did

c)

was

32.

we _____ cook Chinese food.

a)

didn't

b)

weren't

c)

wasn't

33.

they ______ friends.

a)

wasn't

b)

didn't

c)

weren't

34.

we _______ my parents.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

visitd

35.

____ we go to the cinema?

a)

was

b)

were

c)

did

36.

we _____ on holiday.

a)

did

b)

was

c)

were

37.

you _____ study English

a)

weren't

b)

didn't

c)

wasn't

38.

She _____ window

a)

opens

b)

opened

c)

openied

39.

He ______ the cartoon.

a)

was watched

b)

watched

c)

was watch

40.

It was evening and I _______ television with my parents.

a)

watching

b)

was watching

c)

were watching

41.

Daniel ______ dinner when Emma came in.

a)

has

b)

having

c)

was having

42.

Tina ____ the dishes while Luis ____ a book.

a)

was washing / was reading

b)

washed / read

c)

washing / reading

43.

Liz _____ her car when she ____ out of fuel.

a)

driving / ran

b)

was driving / run

c)

was driving / ran

44.

Yesterday it _____ when you called me.

a)

rains

b)

were raining

c)

was raining

45.

He ____ football when he ____ his leg.

a)

was playing / hurt

b)

was playing / hurting

c)

playing / hurting

46.

While Carol _____ a book, her sister _____ the net.

a)

reading / surfing

b)

was reading / was surfing

c)

was surfing / was reading

47.

Mrs Roberts ___ the class when the principal knocked on the door.

a)

was teachering

b)

was taughting

c)

were teaching

d)

was teaching

48.

____ David came home, we were eating lunch in the dining room.

a)

While

b)

When

49.

_____ Mark was running in the park, he found an abandoned puppy.

a)

When

b)

While

50.

We were playing volleyball in the garden (a)   it started to rain.

51.

She made a new friend (a)   she was visiting her cousin last weekend.

52.

James was running on the beach (a)   his brother was building a sandcastle.

53.

In 2004, Michelle was driving to work in her father's car.

a)

Ongoing action

b)

Interrupted action

c)

Simultaneous action

d)

Creating atmosphere

e)

past perfect

54.

Yesterday at 9:30 a.m., David (a)   working in the office; he was staying at home sick.

55.

They ______ watching a movie last night; they were watching their favourite TV series, Friends.

a)

wasn't

b)

was

c)

were

d)

weren't

56.

What is the main verb in a past continuous verb?

a)

gerund

b)

verb in base form

c)

present participle

d)

past participle

57.

How is was/were used in a past continuous verb?

a)

As the main verb

b)

As the auxiliary verb

58.

'Patricia was playing tennis when she hurt her ankle.' What is the function of 'when'?

a)

It doesn't have any fuction

b)

It is an adjective

c)

It is a verb

d)

It is a connector

59.

Sally (a)   (listen) to music while he sister was making a cake.

60.

David and Tamara (a)   (sing) a song together at the Karoake when I saw them.

61.

David and Julia (a)   (work) yesteday; they are on vacation this week.

62.

Sam ________ a party and then he _________ his friends.

a)

a) planned\phoned

b)

b) was planning\phoned

c)

c) was planning\was phoning

d)

d) planned\was planning

63.

Charlie _________ a really interesting website about dance music while ____________ the internet.

a)

a) was finding\surfed

b)

b) was finding\was surfing

c)

c) found\was surfing

d)

d) found\surfed

64.

Julie __________ in the garden when Laurence _________.

a)

a) was being\was arriving

b)

b) am\was arrived

c)

c) was\was arriving

d)

d) was\arrived

65.

What (do) at 3pm yesterday? B: I (clean) my house.

a)

a) were you doing\cleaned

b)

b) you were doing\was cleaning

c)

c)were doing\ was cleaned

d)

d) were you doing\was cleaning

66.

I ________ along the road when I ________ an old friend.

a)

a) was walking\met

b)

b) was walking\meet

c)

c) walked\met

d)

c) walked\was meeting

67.

David __________ when I _________ , he __________

a)

a) didn't sleep\was arriving\was studying

b)

b) wasn't sleeping\arrived\ was studying

c)

c) wasn't sleeping\was arriving\studied

d)

d) didn't sleep\arrived\ studied

68.

When I _________ my mum _________ dinner.

a)

a) gotten back\cooked

b)

b) got back\was cooking

c)

c) got back\was cooked

d)

d) was getting back\cooked

69.

Correct the mistakes: What did he see while he swam?

a)

a) What was he seeing while he was swimming?

b)

b) What did he saw while he was swimming?

c)

c) what was he see while he was swimming?

d)

d) What did he see while he was swimming?

70.

The doctor _________________ that Brian _______________ too weak to go to work and that he _________________ to stay at home for a couple of days.

a)

a) said\was\was needing

b)

b) said\was\needed

c)

c) was saying\was\ needed

d)

d) said\was\

was needed

71.

It's strange that you ____________ because I ______________ about you.

a)

a) was calling\was just thinking

b)

b) called\was just thinking

c)

c) was calling\ just thought

d)

d) called\ was just thought

72.

. I ____________ the thief while he ________________into my neighbor’s house.

a)

a) saw\ was geting

b)

b) was seeing\got

c)

c) saw\was getting

d)

d) was seeing\was getting

73.

As he ____________ for the bus he ___________ with a street lamp.

a)

a) ran\collided

b)

b) was running\collided

c)

c) ran\was colliding

d)

d) was running\was colliding

74.

It _______________ very quickly. The car ______________ out of the side road and then the van ________________ into the back of it.

a)

a) happened\came\ drove

b)

b) happened\was coming\drove

c)

c) happened\ was coming\was driving

d)

d) was happening\came\drove

75.

I _______________ a warm jacket because it _____________ very cold.

a)

a) wore\was

b)

b) was wearing\was

c)

c) wore\is

d)

d) was wearing\was being

76.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
77.
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
a)
were talking / saw
b)
was talking / saw
c)
talking / saw
78.

I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.

a)

cutted / was cooking

b)

cut / cooked

c)

cut / was cooking

79.
While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly .............................to rain. 
a)
begin
b)
beginned
c)
began
80.
She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her. 
a)
was walking / called
b)
were walking / called
c)
walked / were calling
81.

I (a)   (hear) a new song on the radio.

82.

They (a)   (speak) French to the waitress.

83.

He (a)   (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.

84.

She (a)   (have) a baby in June.

85.

You (a)   (lose) your keys last week.

86.

They (a)   (swim) 500m.

87.

At the age of 23, she (a)   (become) a doctor.

88.

I (a)   (know) the answer yesterday.

89.

He (a)   (tell) me that he lived in Toronto.

90.

We (a)   (lend) John £200.

91.

Pasado verbo: EAT

a)

ATE

b)

EATEN

c)

EAT

d)

EATE

92.

PASADO VERBO : LEARN

a)

LEARNT

b)

LEARN

c)

LEARNED

d)

LEARNET

93.

¿ Qué significa el verbo HIT?

a)

Esconder

b)

Tener

c)

Poseer

d)

Golpear

94.

¿ Cómo es en inglés el verbo olvidar?

a)

Fly

b)

Find

c)

Forget

d)

Fall

95.

Participio de : KNOW

a)

KNOWN

b)

KNOWED

c)

KNOWIN

d)

KNEW