WorksheetsMastering Narrative Tenses
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the past perfect tense of 'to eat'?
ate
eaten
was eating
had eaten
Identify the narrative tense in the sentence: 'She had finished her homework before dinner.'
Past perfect tense
Past tense
Present perfect tense
Future tense
Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?
She finishes her homework before dinner.
She had finish her homework before dinner.
She will have finished her homework before dinner.
She had finished her homework before dinner.
Choose the correct form: 'He (to see) the movie before it was released.'
had seen
saw
was seeing
has seen
Identify the tense: 'They were playing soccer when it started to rain.'
Present continuous and simple future
Past continuous and simple past
Future continuous and past simple
Past perfect and present simple
Construct a sentence using the past perfect tense.
She will finish her homework before dinner.
She finishes her homework before dinner.
She had finish her homework before dinner.
She had finished her homework before dinner.
Differentiate between the past simple and past perfect in this context: 'I (to finish) my project before the deadline.'
I finished my project before the deadline (past simple) vs. I had finished my project before the deadline (past perfect).
I finish my project before the deadline (past simple)
I was finishing my project before the deadline (past continuous)
I had finished my project by the deadline (past perfect)
What is the narrative tense in the sentence: 'He had never traveled abroad before that summer.'
past tense
present continuous tense
future perfect tense
past perfect tense
Fill in the blank with the correct past tense: 'She (to go) to the store yesterday.'
goed
goes
going
went
Which of the following sentences is in the past perfect tense?
She had finished her homework before dinner.
She has finished her homework before dinner.
She finishes her homework before dinner.
She was finishing her homework before dinner.
Identify the error in this sentence: 'I had saw the play last week.'
I seen the play last week.
I had sawed the play last week.
The correct form is 'I had seen the play last week.'
I have saw the play last week.
Construct a sentence in the past tense about your last vacation.
I will visit the beach next summer.
I am enjoying my vacation at the mountains.
I have visited the city last year.
I visited the beach and enjoyed the sunset during my last vacation.
What is the difference between 'I had eaten' and 'I ate'?
The difference is in the tense: 'I had eaten' indicates an action completed before another past event, while 'I ate' indicates a completed action in the past.
Both phrases mean the same thing.
'I ate' is a present tense form.
'I had eaten' is used for future actions.
Choose the correct past perfect form: 'They (to leave) before the storm hit.'
They had left before the storm hit.
They were leaving before the storm hit.
They have left before the storm hit.
They left before the storm hit.
Identify the narrative tense in: 'After she had studied, she felt prepared for the exam.'
Future perfect tense
Past continuous tense
Present tense
Past perfect tense
Fill in the blank: 'By the time he arrived, I (to wait) for an hour.'
have waited
was waiting
waited
had waited
Which sentence is in the past simple tense?
She walked to the store.
She will walk to the store.
She walks to the store.
She is walking to the store.
Construct a sentence using both past simple and past perfect tenses.
She had finished her homework before she went to the party.
She finishes her homework before she went to the party.
She was finishing her homework when she had gone to the party.
She had went to the party after she finished her homework.
Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous tense?
She will read a book.
She has read a book.
She reads a book.
She was reading a book.
Choose the correct form: 'By the time she called, I (to finish) my work.'
had finished
finished
was finishing
have finished
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
2. Last year I (go) (a) to America for my holidays
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.
is
am
was
should
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
5. Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.
ran
run
runs
running
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
9. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.
had
was having
am having
will have
The bus (a) (arrive) late at the bus stop last night.
16. I _____ food when he came in.
am cooking
cooked
had cooked
was cooking
15. While Bill _________basketball, his mother ______home.
was playing,came
am playing,will come
plays,comes
played,came
17. The police ______ four thieves last night.
was catching
caught
is catching
will catch
18. All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.
are doing
were doing
will be doing
have done
While I was reading a book, I suddenly __________ a loud noise outside.
heard
was hearing
had heard
The PAST perfect is formed by...
HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
AM/ IS/ ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE
AM / IS / ARE + V-ING
I _______ been married for two years
has
had
haedn´t
Shakira ....composed songs in Arabic, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French
have
hasn't
had
hadn´t
Choose the appropriate option to complete the sentence:
- I ________ the house when my brother arrived.
am cleaning
cleans
had cleaned
has clean
Choose the appropriate form of the question:
Had they clean the room when you arrived?
Have they cleaned the room when you arrived?
Had they cleaned the room when you arrived?
Have they cleane the room when you arrive?
She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.
had teached
had been teached
had been taught
had been teaching
I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.
had been waiting
has been waiting
had been waited
had waited
When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
had been working
have been working
worked
had worked
I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
had never been standing
had been standing never
hadn’t been standing never
hadn’t never been standing
Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she _____ (cry).
had cried
have cried
had been crying
cried
Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!
called
had been calling
has been calling
had called
