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