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