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Past tenses 7th grade

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the past form of the verb TO B E

(a)  

2.

become

(a)  

3.

begin

(a)  

4.

break

(a)  

5.

bring

(a)  

6.

do

(a)  

7.

eat

(a)  

8.

fly

(a)  

9.

give

(a)  

10.

go

(a)  

11.

see

(a)  

12.
Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself. 
a)
was fixing / hurted
b)
was fixing / hurt
c)
was  fixing / was hurting
13.
I was going to the cinema last night when I ......................... my old friend from primary school. 
a)
met
b)
was meeting
c)
meeted
14.

She ........ the door, switched on the lights and went to bed.

a)

closed

b)

was closing

c)

closes

15.

Last year we ..... a trip to Japan.

a)

were making

b)

was making

c)

made

16.

I ........ when you came because I ...... the dishes in the kitchen.

a)

didn't hear, washed

b)

didn't hear, was washing

c)

wasn't hearing, washed

17.

My dad _________ the piano when I __________ homework.

a)

was playing

b)

played

c)

was doing

d)

did

18.

When the teacher ________________ (come) in class, students___________________ (study) English.

a)

was coming

b)

came

c)

studied

d)

were studying

19.

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

20.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

She were listening to music when I called.

b)

She was listen to music when I called.

c)

She was listening to music when I called.

21.

The phone rang while I (have) ........breakfast.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

22.

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning. (not/cook)

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

23.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

is

24.

........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

were

b)

was

c)

do

d)

did

25.

They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

26.

We were ................ around the park

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating

27.

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

a)

are talk

b)

are talking

c)

was talk

d)

were talking

28.

Sara ____ ____ at college when she had a baby.

a)

is study

b)

is studying

c)

was studying

d)

was study

29.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

30.

When I looked in the window, some people ____ ____ lunch.

a)

was eat

b)

were eat

c)

were eating

d)

was eating

31.

When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.

a)

was say

b)

were saying

c)

were say

d)

was saying

32.

When I left the house, two dogs ____ _____ on the street.

a)

was walk

b)

were walk

c)

was walking

d)

were walking

33.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
34.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
35.

I _____ at 5 a.m.

a)

was sleeping

b)

slept

c)

am sleeping

d)

sleep

36.

Katy and Candy _____ computer games at 8 this morning.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

were playing

d)

are playing

37.

At eight this morning, we _____ a coach to the camp site.

a)

were takeing

b)

were taking

c)

was taking

d)

took

38.

Betty _____ a ride in an amusement park at 2:30 in the afternoon.

a)

was enjoing

b)

was enjoying

c)

were enjoying

d)

enjoyed

39.
When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate. 
a)
Did | Was breaking. 
b)
Was doing | Broke
40.
While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the washing-up. 
a)
Played | Was doing
b)
Was playing | Did
41.
I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang. 
a)
Had | Was hearing
b)
Was having | Heard
42.
When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) _____________by to see him. 
a)
Was Working | Passed
b)
Worked | Was Passing
43.
When I (get) ____________ up yesterday, the sun (shine) ____________ .
a)
Got | Was Shining
b)
Was getting | Shined
44.
We ... in the garden when we suddenly heard a loud noise
a)
relaxed 
b)
were relaxing
45.
Karl didn’t hear the doorbell because he ... to his iPod.
a)
listened 
b)
was listening
46.
Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 
a)
were dancing
b)
was dancing
c)
danced
47.
Liz ................................windows when I .................her. 
a)
were cleaning / saw
b)
was cleaning / saw
c)
was cleaning / was seeing
48.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
49.
They ............................TV while their mum ........................... dinner. 
a)
were watching / was preparing
b)
was watching / was preparing
c)
were watching / prepared 
50.
Philip was washing the car ........................the fire started. 
a)
when
b)
while
51.
........................they were doing shopping somebody stole their car. 
a)
While
b)
So
52.
Brian .....................................tea at  5 o'clock yesterday. 
a)
drank
b)
drinked
c)
was drinking
53.
Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself. 
a)
was fixing / hurted
b)
was fixing / hurt
c)
was  fixing / was hurting
54.
While the teacher ......................................, the students .................................to him. 
a)
was speaking / was listening
b)
was speaking / listened
c)
was speaking / were listening
55.
He ................................ when I called him, he was playing on his computer. 
a)
was sleeping
b)
wasn't sleeping
c)
didn't sleep
56.
I ...............................the windowns when the phone ........................ .
a)
was cleaning / rang
b)
were cleaning / rang
c)
cleaned / was ringing