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