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