Past Tenses
  • 1. Yesterday, I __________ (go) to the library to study.
A) had goed
B) had went
C) had gone
D) went
E) have gone
  • 2. She __________ (watch) TV when I called her.
A) was watching
B) was watch
C) had watched
D) has watched
E) have watched
  • 3. By the time we arrived, the train __________ (leave).
A) leaved
B) had leaved
C) has left
D) have left
E) had left
  • 4. They __________ (play) soccer for two hours before the rain started.
A) had been playing
B) had left
C) has been played
D) has been playing
E) have been played
  • 5. Last night at 8 p.m., he __________ (eat) dinner.
A) were eating
B) was ate
C) was eating
D) had eaten
E) ate
  • 6. While we __________ (walk) in the park, it started to rain.
A) were walked
B) had walked
C) were walking
D) had walked
E) had been walking
  • 7. Before he moved to the city, he __________ (live) in a small town.
A) had lived
B) will have live
C) had live
D) has lived
E) lived
  • 8. She __________ (read) that book before the test.
A) were read
B) had reading
C) has read
D) had read
E) was reading
  • 9. At 6:00 yesterday, I __________ (drive) home from work.
A) had driven
B) had been drive
C) were driving
D) was driving
E) drove
  • 10. They __________ (study) all morning before the exam.
A) studied
B) had study
C) were studied
D) had been studying
E) was studying
  • 11. By the time the teacher entered, the students __________ (clean) the classroom already.
A) have cleaned
B) cleaned
C) had cleaned
D) cleaned
E) were cleaning
  • 12. While I __________ (clean) the room, my brother was sleeping.
A) cleaned
B) was cleaned
C) have cleaned
D) had cleaned
E) was cleaning
  • 13. We __________ (not/visit) that place before last summer.
A) visited
B) have visited
C) hadn't visited
D) were visiting
E) was visited
  • 14. He __________ (wait) for an hour before the doors opened.
A) waited
B) were waiting
C) have waited
D) had been waiting
E) was waited
  • 15. She __________ (cook) when the guests arrived.
A) was cooking
B) have cooked
C) had been cooking
D) were cooking
E) cooked
  • 16. We __________ (already/eat) when she offered us food.
A) had already eaten
B) has read
C) read
D) was already reading
E) was reading
  • 17. They __________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
A) had had
B) has had
C) were having
D) was having
E) had
  • 18. Before I got home, I __________ (call) my mom.
A) called
B) was calling
C) have called
D) were calling
E) had called
  • 19. They __________ (run) for 30 minutes before it started raining.
A) have run
B) runned
C) were running
D) had been running
E) was running
  • 20. While she __________ (paint), her phone rang.
A) was painting
B) has painted
C) were painting
D) had painted
E) painted
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