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