Past Tenses Quiz
Preview:
Twelve US astronauts … on the moon since 1969.
A. have walked
B. didn’t walk
C. walked
D. has walked
The orchestra for about ten minutes when a man in the audience shouting.
A. was playing- started
B. had played- started
C. played- started
D. had been playing- started
What is the past simple form of the irregular verb ‘to drive’?
A. driving
B. drove
C. drived
D. droved
By the time Sheila got back, Chris ___.
A. went
B. was going
C. had gone
D. had been going
Last week, the team __________ (release) a new software update.
A. had released
B. was released
C. released
D. had been releasing
I’d been chatting with my friends ___________________
A. that’s why my mum was angry
B. that’s why my mum had been angry
The team _______ (win/wins/won/winning) the championship last season.
A. win
B. wins
C. won
D. winning
What is the past tense form of throw?
A. throwed
B. throwing
C. threw
D. threwed
The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home.
A. were playing-came
B. played -came
C. was playing-came
D. were playing-come
When he was driving to work he realized that he …………… to take his bag with him.
A. forgot
B. has forgotten
C. had forgotten
D. forgets
Combine past continuous and past simple in a sentence.
A. She was calling while I watched TV.
B. I watched TV when she called.
C. I was watching TV when she called.
D. While watching TV, she called.
While I _____ (cook) dinner, the phone rang.
A. was cooking
B. cooked
C. cook
Before she had dinner, she ……………… in the garden.
A. had worked
B. worked
C. was working
D. has worked
I was very late. When I arrived, the conference _____.
A. was already starting
B. started
C. had already started
I (walk) along the road for ten minutes when a car suddenly (stop)___ just behind me.
A. had walked- stopped
B. had been walking- stopped
C. has walked – stopped
D. has been walking- stopped
Fill in the blank with the correct past participle form: The teacher has ___ (pay) for all the supplies.
A. paid
B. payed
C. pays
D. paying
While we _____ (wait) for the bus, it _____ (start) to rain.
A. were waiting; started
B. waited; started
C. were waiting; was starting
Choose the INCORRECT sentence.
A. She used to read books in college.
B. We used to bake cookies at home.
C. He used to playing tennis with his father.
D. My father used to work as a tailor.
He _______ (was watching/watched) TV when the lights _______ (went/had gone) out.
A. was watching, went
B. watched, had gone
How fast (you/drive) when the accident (happen)?
A. did you drive, happened
B. did you drive, was happened
C. were you driving, was happened
D. were you driving, happened
Structure of the Interrogative (?) past continuous.
A. Had+ Sub+ been+ V+ ing?
B. Had+ Sub+ V+ ing
C. Had+ Sub+ ing
They ……. pizza yesterday.
A. eat
B. ate
C. eats
D. eated
Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner ?’
‘No, but I …… a lot of food, so it didn’t matter.’
A. had prepared
B. had been preparing
C. was preparing
D. prepared
While we ____ (walk) home, an old man ___ (stop) us and ____ (ask) us for directions.
A. walked – stopped – asked
B. were walking – stopped – asked
C. had been walking – stopped – asked
The cat … climbing the tree
A. had
B. was
C. were