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