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