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Past Tenses
Contributed by: Castro
  • 1. Yesterday, I __________ (go) to the library to study.
A) had gone
B) had goed
C) went
D) have gone
E) had went
  • 2. She __________ (watch) TV when I called her.
A) had watched
B) has watched
C) have watched
D) was watch
E) was watching
  • 3. By the time we arrived, the train __________ (leave).
A) leaved
B) had leaved
C) had left
D) has left
E) have left
  • 4. They __________ (play) soccer for two hours before the rain started.
A) had left
B) has been played
C) had been playing
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 walked
C) were walked
D) were walking
E) had been walking
  • 7. Before he moved to the city, he __________ (live) in a small town.
A) had live
B) lived
C) has lived
D) will have live
E) had lived
  • 8. She __________ (read) that book before the test.
A) had reading
B) had read
C) has read
D) was reading
E) were read
  • 9. At 6:00 yesterday, I __________ (drive) home from work.
A) had driven
B) were driving
C) had been drive
D) was driving
E) drove
  • 10. They __________ (study) all morning before the exam.
A) were studied
B) studied
C) had been studying
D) had study
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) cleaned
E) were cleaning
  • 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) have visited
D) visited
E) were visiting
  • 14. He __________ (wait) for an hour before the doors opened.
A) had been waiting
B) waited
C) have waited
D) was waited
E) were waiting
  • 15. She __________ (cook) when the guests arrived.
A) cooked
B) was cooking
C) were cooking
D) have cooked
E) had been cooking
  • 16. We __________ (already/eat) when she offered us food.
A) was reading
B) has read
C) read
D) was already reading
E) had already eaten
  • 17. They __________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
A) were having
B) was having
C) had had
D) had
E) has had
  • 18. Before I got home, I __________ (call) my mom.
A) called
B) had called
C) have called
D) were calling
E) was calling
  • 19. They __________ (run) for 30 minutes before it started raining.
A) had been running
B) have run
C) were running
D) was running
E) runned
  • 20. While she __________ (paint), her phone rang.
A) was painting
B) has painted
C) had painted
D) were painting
E) painted
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