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Understanding Past Tense

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mozart ______ more than 600 pieces of music.

a)

Wrote

b)

Writes

c)

Writed

d)

Was wrote

2.

We ______ David in town a few days ago

a)

Did see

b)

Was saw

c)

Saw

d)

Did saw

3.

It was cold, so I ______ the window

a)

Shutted

b)

Was shut

c)

Am shut

d)

Shut

4.

Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

a)

Were fall

b)

Was falling

c)

Were falling

d)

Was fall

5.

They ________ TV when I arrived.

a)

Were watched

b)

Was watching

c)

Were watch

d)

Were watching

6.

I _______ dinner when she came.

a)

Was made

b)

Were making

c)

Was make

d)

Was making

7.

Bill __________ for years before he finally _______. (smoke/ quit)

a)

Had smoked / quit

b)

Smoked / quited

c)

Had smoked / quit

d)

Had smoked / quited

8.

Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he _______ the book yet. (not read)

a)

Had reading

b)

Hadn't reading

c)

Had read

d)

Hadn't read

9.

_____you _______ the news before you saw it on TV? (hear)

a)

Had / heard

b)

Hadn't hear

c)

Had / hearing

d)

Had / hear

10.

Why _____ she ______ for an hour before I came? (To cry)

a)

Had / been cry

b)

Had / been crying

c)

Had / been cried

d)

Had / been cries