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WorksheetsUNIT 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3mins
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"Just as I _______ (get) into the bath, all the lights _______ (go) off."
got, went
was getting, was going
got, was going
was getting, went
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"I _______ (hope) to go away this weekend, but my boss _______ (give) me some work that I have to finish by Monday."
was hoping, gave
hoped, was giving
was hoping, was giving
hoped, gave
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"While I _______ (live) in Paris, I _______ (spend) three hours a day travelling to and from work."
was living, was spending
was living, spent
lived, spent
lived, was spending
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"A friendly Swedish couple _______ (start) chatting to him as he _______ (check in) at the hotel reception."
started, was checking in
started, checked in
was starting, was checking in
was starting, checked in
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"I bumped into Mary last week. She _______ (look) a lot better than when I last _______ (see) her."
was looking, was seeing
was looking, saw
looked, seen
looked, was seeing
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences.
"My boss _______ (come) into the office just as I _______ (show) everyone my holiday photos."
came, showed
was coming, showed
came, was showing
was coming, was showing
Jane _____________ a new pair of jeans yesterday.
bought
buy
buyed
boght
_________ mom _________ a cake ?
Does/ bake
Did/ baked
Did /bake
Was/ bake
They ________________ to the mountains last year.
did move
don't move
didn't moved
didn't move
_________ mom _________ a cake ?
Does/ bake
Did/ baked
Did /bake
Was/ bake
They ________________ to the mountains last year.
did move
don't move
didn't moved
didn't move
Helen _____ in the park when a dog attacked her.
was walking
walked
walks
It was evening and I _______ television with my parents.
watching
was watching
were watching
Daniel ______ dinner when Emma came in.
has
having
was having
Tim ______ the violin when the doorbell rang.
were playing
was playing
playing
Tina ____ the dishes while Luis ____ a book.
was washing / was reading
washed / read
washing / reading
The lady _______ the twenty dollar bill before my father came back to pick his bill up.
had found
finds
has found
was found
She ______ too much
had ate
eats
was ate
had eaten
Mark the sentence that is NOT written in past perfect
I realized I had forgotten the gift.
The fire had melted the snow around the place.
I have visited the Louvre again last week.
We had been to Río de Janeiro.
We ate cherries from the tree that my grandfather ____________ (plant) many years before.
had planted
has planted
have planted
had plant
The teacher wanted to know whether we ____________ (read) the book.
had readed
read
had read
has readed
I (finish) __________ my homework before I went to bed.
finished
was finished
have done
had finished
I ___________(wait) for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally __________ (arrive).
(a)
When we arrived the film (a) (start).
I _______ (see) John yesterday, but he ______ (run) so he was too tired to chat.
(a)
She (a) (work) in that company for twenty years when she was made redundant.
When I _______ (arrive), it was clear that she ______ (work). There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.
(a)
I (a) (study) all day, so I was tired.
They ______ (study) all day so, when we _____ (meet), they were exhausted.
(a)
The boss______ (talk) to clients on Skype for hours, so she ______ (want) a break.
(a)
I ______ have lots of free time before I started working here.
used to/ would
used to
would
In the long summer holidays, I ______ go out somewhere with the picnic every day.
used to/ would
used to
would
They ______ be happy together, but they're not now.
used to/ would
used to
would
When I was a newly-trained teacher, I _______ work till late every night preparing lessons.
used to/ would
used to
would
When they came to London, they ______ travel anywhere on the tube.
didn't use to/ would never
didn't used to
didn't used to/wouldn't
He _____ go for a run every day.
used to
used to/ would
would to
When I had a car, I_____ drive every where, but now I'm much fitter because I walk or cycle.
used to
used to/ would
would
He______ be very overweight, but he's much slimmer now.
used to
used to/ would
would
When I was at school, I______ do my weekend homework until Sunday.
used to
used to/ would
would
