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Past Tense

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _____ the radio when I heard this fantastic song.

a)

was listening

b)

listened

2.

When the teacher _____ ‘Stop!’, I was still trying to finish the last question

a)

said

b)

was saying

3.

I feel really silly! While I _____ , I fell and broke my elbow.

a)

danced

b)

was dancing

4.

Tim was playing a computer game when his mum _____ him for lunch.

a)

was calling

b)

called

5.

I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I _____ there was a virus.

a)

noticed

b)

was noticing

6.

Ron _____ a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet.

a)

was finding

b)

found

7.

My mum _____ breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard.

a)

had

b)

was having

8.

When you _____ me yesterday, I wasn’t going to school, I was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.

a)

saw

b)

were seeing

9.

Why _____ Philip while I was trying to tell you something really important?

a)

were you chatting

b)

did you chat

10.

I saw an accident __________ I was waiting at the bus stop.

a)

when

b)

while

11.

I was preparing when they ________(come)

a)

came

b)

was coming

c)

was caming

d)

come

12.

What .............................. when you knocked on his door.

a)

did Peter do

b)

dose Peter doing

c)

were Peter doing

d)

was Perter doing

13.

The sun ............................ when I ................................ this morning

a)

shone / got up

b)

was shining / got up

c)

was shining / were getting up

d)

were shining / got up

14.

He fell down ...................... he was climbing a tree

a)

when

b)

while

15.

...................... you called me last night, I was studying for the test

a)

when

b)

while

16.

When my mom ................. home, my sister .....................

a)

came / was sleeping

b)

was coming / was sleeping

c)

came / slept

d)

was coming / slept

17.

Last weekend Susan ...................... and .................... her leg.

a)

was falling / broke

b)

fell / was breaking

c)

was falling / was breaking

d)

fell / broke

18.

You ..................... a new dress to the party last night.

a)

wore

b)

is wearing

c)

was wearing

d)

were wearing

19.

We .................. some old photographs while we ...................our room.

a)

found / were tidying

b)

were finding / tidied

c)

found / tidied

d)

were finding / were tidying

20.

Anne _______ to the supermarket and _______ some milk.

a)

go- went

b)

went - bought

c)

gone - bought

d)

went - buy

21.

I _______ well last night.

a)

slept

b)

sleep

c)

sleeped

d)

don't sleep

22.

Tom ______ to school by bike.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

gone

23.
We use Past Perfect for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.
a)
Yes
b)
No
24.

We use Past Simple for an action which happened at a definite time in the past; the time is stated, already known or implied.

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.
Chuck had left the house before I  ________________(CALL).
a)
called
b)
had called
26.
We left the town 7 years ago because my parents  __________________ (FIND) better jobs.
a)
had found
b)
found
27.
I ______ to the shop to buy the shirt I _____ the day before.
a)
had gone  /   saw
b)
been   /  had bought 
c)
went  /  had seen
28.
By the time his friend _____ the conclusions, Luke ______ all the assignment. 
a)
finished   /   had already sent
b)
sent  /  had already finished
c)
had send   /   finished
29.
When we........(finish) dinner, we went out.
a)
have finished
b)
had finished
c)
finished
d)
was finish
30.
Kevin failed his exam because.....
a)
he had watched tv.
b)
he had spent all his money.
c)
he had not study
d)
he hadn’t studied at all.
31.
What is the formula for past perfect?
a)
had + V2
b)
have + V3
c)
had + V3
d)
had + ing + V3
32.
I ____ a sandwich, so I wasn't hungry.
a)
have eaten
b)
have eat
c)
had eaten
33.
We had already eaten when John ________________________________ (come) home.  
a)
came
b)
had come
34.
 When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport. 
a)
had got 
b)
 got
35.

I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.

a)

had bought

b)

bought

36.
 I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________ (forgot) my credit card.  
a)
forgot
b)
had forgotten 
37.
When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left. 
a)
arrived 
b)
had arrived
38.
Mona didn't __________ a story yesterday.
a)
wrote
b)
write
c)
writed
d)
wroted
39.
She ____________ her car carefully yesterday.
a)
drive
b)
drove
c)
drived
d)
drave
40.

I went to the box office at lunch time, but they (already/sell) (a)   all the tickets.

41.

Peter was Sally's best friend.

She _______ (know) him all her life.

a)

knew

b)

had been knowing

c)

had known

d)

knows

42.

The children were wet because they ______ (play) football in the rain all day.

a)

had been playing

b)

had played

c)

plays

d)

play

43.

I needed a break.

I _______ (drive) for hours.

a)

drove

b)

drive

c)

had driven

d)

had been driving

44.

If I _________ (win) the Euro Millions,

I would have travelled around the world.

a)

had won

b)

win

c)

won

d)

had been winning

45.

Maria wishes she _________ (buy)

that dress before.

a)

had been buying

b)

had bought

c)

bought

d)

buyed

46.

They _______ (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

a)

waited

b)

have been waiting

c)

had waited

d)

had been waiting

47.

We _______ (arrange) a time to meet,

but both of us forgot about it.

a)

arranged

b)

didn't arrange

c)

had arranged

d)

had been arranging

48.

Tony knew Istanbul so well because he ________ (visit) the city several times.

a)

visit

b)

had been visiting

c)

visiting

d)

had visited

49.

I met them after they _______ (divorce) each other.

a)

had been divorcing

b)

divorce

c)

had divorced

d)

had been divorced

50.

Richard needed a holiday because he _______ (work) for six months.

a)

works

b)

had been working

c)

has worked

d)

work

51.

When John arrived,

the bus _________ (leave).

a)

leaves

b)

had been leaving

c)

had already left

d)

left

52.

I _______ (read) Twilight since 1PM and it was 8PM when I stopped.

a)

had been reading

b)

read

c)

had read

d)

reading

53.

My friend _______ (text) me five times before I answered.

a)

texts

b)

had texted

c)

had been texted

d)

texting

54.

Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he __________ (sing) in the rain for too long.

a)

singing

b)

had sung

c)

had been singing

d)

singed

55.

Her feet were painful. She ________ (queue) for ages.

a)

queue

b)

had queued

c)

queues

d)

had been queuing

56.

As soon as Carlos saw Beatrice,

he _________ (fall) in love with her.

a)

had been falling

b)

had fallen

c)

had fell

d)

falls

57.

She ______ (purchase) a $125 necklace.

a)

purchases

b)

purchasing

c)

had been purchasing

d)

had just purchased

58.

I recognized Michaela immediately. She ________ (not change) a bit.

a)

had not been changing

b)

changed

c)

had not changed

d)

did changed

59.

You got sick because you _______ (eat) the whole time.

a)

had been eating

b)

had eaten

c)

eat

d)

ate

60.

I finally reached my mom. I ________ (call) her all morning.

a)

had called

b)

call

c)

didn't call

d)

had been calling

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