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