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Past Tense

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I finally __ (wake) up, the clock radio _ (blare) for a good couple of hours.

a)

woke , had been blaring

b)

wake, was blaring

c)

was waking , blared

d)

was waking , blared

2.

I ..............(wait) for half an hour when she finally __(arrive).

a)

had been waiting, arrives

b)

had waited, arrived

c)

had been waiting, arrived

3.

He _______ (repair) the car during the whole week before he ______(decide) to ask me to help him.

a)

had been reparing, was deciding

b)

had repaired, decided

c)

had been repairing, decided

4.

The car _______ (service) before it was _________ (sell).

a)

was servicing, sold

b)

had serviced , sold

c)

had been serviced, sold

5.

She ____________ (already, leave) when I __________ (arrive).

a)

had already left , arrived

b)

had already left , had arrived

c)

had been left , arrived

6.

When the girls arrived at the cinema, the film _________(already, start).

a)

had already start

b)

had already started

c)

was already starting

d)

started

7.

After I ____(finish) the report, I saw that it ___________________ (be) too late.

a)

had finished, was

b)

finished, was

c)

was finishing, was

8.

The roads were blocked in the morning. It .................... all night.

a)

had rained

b)

rained

c)

had been raining

9.

I was really hungry. I ....................... anything since the morning.

a)

had not eaten

b)

had eaten

c)

ate

10.

I ......... that phone for a year when it stopped working.

a)

had used

b)

had been using

c)

used