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