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