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