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Past and its tenses!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The simple past tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The simple past tense can be used for actions that are still happening.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Regular verbs in the simple past tense typically end with "-ed."

a)

True

b)

False

4.

"I was watching TV" is an example of the past progressive tense.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In the sentence "While she was studying, her phone rang," "was studying" is in the simple past tense.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

"I had eaten breakfast before I went to school" is an example of the past perfect tense.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?

a)

She eats breakfast.

b)

She had eaten breakfast.

c)

She was eating breakfast.

8.

Which sentence utilises the past perfect tense?

a)

They had left before I arrived.

b)

They left yesterday.

c)

They were leaving today.

d)

They will leave tomorrow.

9.

Answer using past perfect: "They were surprised because they ____ (not/know) about the party."

a)

did not know

b)

have not known

c)

had not known

10.

Which of the following sentences is NOT in the past perfect tense?

a)

She saw him at the store.

b)

He had gone to the store.

11.

Which sentence indicates a past perfect action?

a)

She had completed her work before the deadline.

b)

She will have finished her work by then.

c)

She finishes her work early.

12.

Which sentence is in the past progressive tense?

a)

I was walking to the store.

b)

I am walking to the store.

c)

I walked to the store.

d)

I will walk to the store.

13.

Answer with past progressive: "They ___ (play) soccer when it started to rain."

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

had played

14.

Which sentence utilises past progressive tense?

a)

I am studying while my brother was sleeping.

b)

I studied while my brother was sleeping.

c)

I was studying while my brother was sleeping.

d)

I was studying while my brother slept.

15.

What does the past progressive tense describe?

a)

A completed action.

b)

A future intention.

c)

An ongoing action in the past.

d)

A habitual action.

16.

Identify the error in this sentence: "He was driving when he see the accident."

a)

the accident

b)

see

c)

was driving

d)

when

17.

Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly?

a)

They were making dinner when the phone rang.

b)

They were making dinner when the phone rings

c)

They made dinner when the phone rang.

d)

They are making dinner when the phone rings.

18.

Identify the sentence in the simple past tense:

a)

They were going to the concert.

b)

They have gone to the concert.

c)

They are going to the concert.

d)

They went to the concert.

19.

"She played soccer yesterday" is an example of the simple past tense.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Irregular verbs form their past tense by simply adding "-ed."

a)

True

b)

False