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Past tenses and articles

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I shouldn't drink ____ coffee. It keeps me awake at night.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

2.

I wasn't feeling very well yesterday so I didn't go to ____work.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

3.

______river which runs through Paris is called the Seine.

a)

The

b)

A

c)

An

d)

-

4.

It looks as if it's going to rain. Take ___umbrella!

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

5.

Hurry up! You are going to be late for _____school!

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

6.

I have a friend who is _____electrician. Do you want his phone number?

a)

the

b)

a

c)

an

d)

-

7.

I don't like ______people who talk about ____football all the time.

a)

the / -

b)

the / the

c)

-/the

d)

-/-

8.

Luckily ____people who work in my office don't talk about ____sport all the time.

a)

the / -

b)

the/ the

c)

-/the

d)

-/-

9.

What's your favourite meal of the day? ______breakfast or _____dinner?

a)

The / the

b)

the/ -

c)

-/the

d)

-/-

10.

Audrey has two children, ____boy and ____girl. ____boy's ten years old.

a)

a/a/a

b)

a/a/the

c)

-/a/the

d)

-/-/a

11.

Did you remember to lock _____ kitchen door before we left?

a)

a/an

b)

the

c)

-

12.

Are these ___ keys you were looking for?

a)

a/an

b)

the

c)

-

13.

…Smiths have a dog and a cat.

a)

the

b)

a

c)

-

d)

an

14.

She was the first woman to swim across … English Channel.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

-

15.

Go down … Kingston Street and turn left into Oxford Street.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

-

16.

On … 14th of February a lot of people celebrate St.Valentine’s Day.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

-

17.

David can play … guitar but he can’t play … golf.

a)

a ; the

b)

a ; -

c)

the ; the

d)

the ; -

18.

… Andes are the mountains in … South America.

a)

the ; the

b)

--- ; the

c)

the ; ----

d)

---- ; -----

19.

… lake Baikal is the largest lake in the world.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

---

20.

… Caribbean are situated to … southeast of … USA.

a)

the ; the ; the

b)

---; the; the

c)

the ;the ; --

d)

the ; ---; the

21.

… Sahara desert and … Kalahari desert are the largest deserts in … Africa.

a)

the ; the; the

b)

the ; the ; ---

c)

---; ----; the

d)

---;---;---

22.

She goes to school by ___ bus.

a)

-

b)

a

c)

an

d)

the

23.

………….Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from………..France to………United States.

a)

The/ ø/ the

b)

The/the/the

c)

ø/the/the

d)

ø/ ø/ the

24.

I am studying ………English and……Math this term.

a)

ø/the

b)

the/the

c)

the/ ø

d)

ø/ø

25.

I ... you in the park yesterday. You ... a book and Tom ... with the kids.

a)

saw / read / played

b)

saw / were reading / was playing

c)

was seeing / were reading / played

d)

had seen / were reading / played

26.

How long ... English before you ... the exam?

a)

had you learnt / passed

b)

did you learn / had passed

c)

had you been learning / passed

d)

did you learn / passed

27.

What ... while I ... the meal?

a)

were you doing / cooked

b)

were you doing / was cooking

c)

did you do / cooked

d)

did you do / was cooking

28.

How many books ... before you ... the exam?

a)

did you read / had taken

b)

did you read / took

c)

had you read / were taking

d)

had you read / took

29.

The doorbell ... when I ... the book that you ... me.

a)

rang / read / lent

b)

rang / was reading / had lent

c)

was ringing / was reading / had lent

d)

was ringing / read / lent

30.

Dan ... the ball to Jane who ... it.

a)

threw / was catching

b)

threw / caught

c)

was throwing / caught

d)

was throwing / had caught

31.

I ... Rose in town yesterday She ... the shopping.

a)

saw / was doing

b)

saw / did

c)

was seeing / was doing

d)

was seeing / did

32.

When I ... home, the guests ... and the children ... .

a)

arrived / left / slept

b)

arrived / left / were sleeping

c)

arrived / had left / were sleeping

d)

had arrived / left / were sleeping

33.

He ... to go to the cinema with us as he ... already ... the film.

a)

didn't want / did ... see

b)

hadn't wanted / did ... see

c)

didn't want / had ... seen

d)

hadn't wanted / hadn't seen

34.

It ... when I ... off the train.

a)

was raining / was getting

b)

was raining / had got

c)

rained / got

d)

was raining / got

35.

I ... late for the party because my car ... down.

a)

was / broke

b)

was / had broken

c)

had been / broke

d)

had been / had broken

36.

I ... who she was as I ... her before.

a)

didn't know / didn't meet

b)

hadn't known / weren't meeting

c)

didn't know / hadn't met

d)

hadn't known / hadn't met

37.

We ... a chat while we ... for the bus.

a)

were having / were waiting

b)

had / waited

c)

were having / waited

d)

had / were waiting

38.

How fast ... when the accident ... ?

a)

were you driving / was happening

b)

did you drive / happened

c)

were you driving / happened

d)

did you drive / was happening

39.

I ... you in the park yesterday. You ... a book and Tom ... with the kids.

a)

saw / read / played

b)

saw / were reading / was playing

c)

was seeing / were reading / played

d)

had seen / were reading / played

40.

How long ... English before you ... the exam?

a)

had you learnt / passed

b)

did you learn / had passed

c)

had you been learning / passed

d)

did you learn / passed

41.

What ... while I ... the meal?

a)

were you doing / cooked

b)

were you doing / was cooking

c)

did you do / cooked

d)

did you do / was cooking

42.

How many books ... before you ... the exam?

a)

did you read / had taken

b)

did you read / took

c)

had you read / were taking

d)

had you read / took

43.

The doorbell ... when I ... the book that you ... me.

a)

rang / read / lent

b)

rang / was reading / had lent

c)

was ringing / was reading / had lent

d)

was ringing / read / lent

44.

Dan ... the ball to Jane who ... it.

a)

threw / was catching

b)

threw / caught

c)

was throwing / caught

d)

was throwing / had caught

45.

When I ... out, it ... and everything was wet.

a)

went / had been raining

b)

went / had rained

c)

was going / was raining

d)

was going / rained

46.

Rose ... the shopping and she ... home.

a)

was doing / was going

b)

was doing / went

c)

did / was going

d)

did / went

47.

I ... Rose in town yesterday She ... the shopping.

a)

saw / was doing

b)

saw / did

c)

was seeing / was doing

d)

was seeing / did

48.

When I ... home, the guests ... and the children ... .

a)

arrived / left / slept

b)

arrived / left / were sleeping

c)

arrived / had left / were sleeping

d)

had arrived / left / were sleeping

49.

He ... to go to the cinema with us as he ... already ... the film.

a)

didn't want / did ... see

b)

hadn't wanted / did ... see

c)

didn't want / had ... seen

d)

hadn't wanted / hadn't seen

50.

It was very noisy next door last night. Our neighbours ... a party.

a)

had

b)

were having

c)

had had

d)

had been having

51.

Kay ... exhausted as she ... all day.

a)

was / was working

b)

was / had worked

c)

was / had been working

d)

was / worked

52.

It ... when I ... off the train.

a)

was raining / was getting

b)

was raining / had got

c)

rained / got

d)

was raining / got

53.

We ... tennis for an hour when it ... to rain.

a)

had benn playing / started

b)

had played / started

c)

were playing / started

d)

played / started

54.

I ... late for the party because my car ... down.

a)

was / broke

b)

was / had broken

c)

had been / broke

d)

had been / had broken

55.

I ... who she was as I ... her before.

a)

didn't know / didn't meet

b)

hadn't known / weren't meeting

c)

didn't know / hadn't met

d)

hadn't known / hadn't met

56.

We ... a chat while we ... for the bus.

a)

were having / were waiting

b)

had / waited

c)

were having / waited

d)

had / were waiting

57.

How fast ... when the accident ... ?

a)

were you driving / was happening

b)

did you drive / happened

c)

were you driving / happened

d)

did you drive / was happening

58.

Matt ... me when I ... dinner.

a)

phoned / had

b)

was phoning / was having

c)

phoned / was having

d)

was phoning / had

59.

When he got home, she ..... dinner. She was busy chopping the meat.

a)

cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

had cooked

d)

had been cooking

60.

Last night I watched the film you ..... me.

a)

lent

b)

was lending

c)

had lent

d)

had been lending

61.

While she ..... a book in the garden, he ..... the boys playing football.

a)

read / was watching

b)

was reading / watched

c)

was reading/ was watching

d)

read / watched

62.

When we met yesterday, I ..... for you for quite a long time.

a)

waited

b)

was waiting

c)

had waited

d)

had been waiting

63.

She ..... only at the airport that she ..... her passport at home.

a)

realized / left

b)

realized / had left

c)

was realizing / left

d)

had realized / left

64.

I ..... him in the park when I ..... home.

a)

met / went

b)

had met / went

c)

met / was going

d)

was meeting / went home

65.

How long ..... yesterday?

a)

did it rain

b)

was it raining

c)

had it rained

d)

had it been raining

66.

How long ..... when you left work?

a)

did it rain

b)

was it raining

c)

had it rained

d)

had it been raining

67.

When the teacher ....., the students ..... .

a)

entered / shouted

b)

entered / were shouting

c)

was entering / were shouting

d)

was entering / shouted

68.

The teacher ..... angry because the students ..... .

a)

was / were listening

b)

was / listened

c)

was / weren't listening

d)

was / didn't listen

69.

Which phrasal verb means: create, establish

a)

set up

b)

set off

c)

see off

d)

call off

70.

Which phrasal verb means: discourage

a)

put off

b)

settle down

c)

tudn out

d)

see off

71.

Which pharasal verb menas: cancel

a)

call off

b)

put off

c)

end up

d)

head for

72.

Fill in the blanks!

My mom _____ ( love ) _____ ( do ) any kinds of crafts.

(a)  

73.

George ... pasta now. The pasta ... delicious.

a)

tastes; tasting

b)

is tasting; tastes

c)

taste; to taste

d)

is tasting; is tasting

74.

The dog ... the flower.

a)

smells

b)

is smelling

75.

Which one is correct?

a)

I am studying English.

b)

I am knowing your phone number.

c)

She is hating her boyfriend.

d)

He is hoping the best.

76.

This isn't my notebook.

a)

It is belonging to John.

b)

It belongs to John.

c)

It belong to John.

d)

It is belong to John.

77.

Which one is incorrect?

a)

She is needing love.

b)

Do you want an ice-cream?

c)

We don't understand the question.

d)

I always forget my glasses.

78.

Peter ____________ his girlfriend tonight.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

see

79.

I (a)   (have) a great time in Paris!

80.

Are you making bread? It _____ amazing.

a)

smells

b)

's smelling

81.

I _____ they'll be here quite soon.

a)

imagine

b)

'm imagining