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Past Tense Grammar Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I walked to school yesterday.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

2.

She was doing her homework when her friend called.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

3.

They had played football before the coach arrived.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

4.

I had been studying for two hours before dinner.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

5.

While I was watching TV, my mom cooked dinner.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

6.

He had lived in that town all his life before moving to the city.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

7.

By the time she called me, I had been waiting for thirty minutes.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

8.

We were baking a cake when the guests arrived.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

9.

He was sleeping when I saw him at the library.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

10.

I had lost my notebook, so I couldn’t do my assignment.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

11.

While they were visiting the museum, it started to rain.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

12.

She was waiting for the bus when it finally arrived.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

13.

I had done my homework before I played video games.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

14.

They had been playing basketball for three hours before the rain started.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

15.

While I was cleaning my room, my sister called me.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

16.

By the time he arrived, we had eaten dinner.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

17.

She had been studying all morning, so she was very tired.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

18.

I was catching the bus when it suddenly stopped.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

19.

They had danced at the party before we arrived.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous

20.

He completed all his chores by the end of the day.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Perfect Continuous