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