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