wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

PAST, PAST PERFECT AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct past tense form of the verb in brackets: Yesterday, I _______ (visit) my grandmother after school.

a)

Visit

b)

Visits

c)

Visited

d)

Visiting

2.

Choose the correct sentence written in the past perfect tense.

a)

I have finished my homework before dinner

b)

I finished my homework before dinner

c)

I had finished my homework before dinner

d)

I was finishing my homework before dinner

3.

Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:

When the teacher arrived, the students (a)   already started the test.

4.

Identify the past continuous verb in this sentence:

While I was walking home, it started to rain heavily.

(a)  

5.

Choose the correct option:

They _______ (play) football when the bell rang

a)

were playing

b)

played

c)

have played

d)

had played

6.

Which sentence is in past perfect tense?

a)

She had never seen snow before that day

b)

She never saw snow before that day

c)

She was never seeing snow before that day

d)

She never see snow before that day

7.

Fill in the blank with the correct past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

I (a)   (watch) TV when my mum called me for dinner.

8.

Write the past perfect form of the verb “finish” to complete the sentence below:

They (a)   the project before the deadline.

9.

Identify the tense in this sentence:

He was reading a novel when I entered the room.

a)

Simple past

b)

Past perfect

c)

Past continuous

d)

Present perfect

10.

Identify the past perfect tense in the sentence:

By the time we got to the cinema, the movie had already started.

a)

Had already started

b)

Had started

c)

Started

d)

Got