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Verbs in Past Simple, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I ..... the essay, I gave it to the teacher.

a)

had been finishing

b)

had finished

c)

was finishing

d)

have finished

2.

There wasn’t a gallery in the whole of Europe that ...... those paintings by Dali together before.

a)

was showing

b)

showed

c)

had been showing

d)

had shown

3.

I wasn’t impressed at all and I ......... Dali's works.

a)

was liking

b)

liked

c)

had always liked

d)

have been liking

4.

The teacher ..... in while Jane ..... a joke.

a)

came / was telling

b)

was coming / was telling

c)

came / told

d)

had come / had been telling

5.

I ... the sauce while Bob ... up the vegetables.

a)

prepared / cut

b)

were preparing / were cutting

c)

had prepared / has been cutting

d)

was preparing / was cutting

6.

By the time Paul got to the party we .... all the food.

a)

had eaten

b)

had been eating

c)

eaten

d)

eat

7.

Barbara ..... shopping more often than she does now.

a)

used to go

b)

had gone

c)

was going

d)

went

8.

I missed our History test because you ..... me about it.

a)

didn’t tell

b)

hadn’t told

c)

weren’t telling

9.

I was sure I .... that woman before but I couldn’t remember when and where.

a)

had seen

b)

saw

c)

had been seeing

10.

The dog ate our lunch while we ........ .

a)

wasn't watching

b)

didn't watch.

c)

weren't watching.

11.

They __________________ to the gym three times a week but now they don’t have that much time.

a)

had gone

b)

used to go

c)

had been going

12.

When I __________________ to school this morning, I saw a dangerous accident involving three cars.

a)

was cycling

b)

cycled

c)

had cycled

d)

had been cycling

13.

They were punished because they .... at school.

a)

had misbehaved

b)

had been misbehaving

c)

were misbehaving