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