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Students
PAST
TENSES
(Past
Simple, Past Continuous, Present and Past Perfect, Present and Past
Perfect Continuous)
Test
1. Choose the correct tense and form of the verbs.
1.
He broke his leg while he ... football.
a. played
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b. used to
play
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c. was playing
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2.
Tom and Alice ... married last week.
a. got
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b. have got
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c. were
getting
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3.
After she ... her homework she read a comic.
a. finished
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b. was
finishing
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c. had
finished
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4.
They ... to London this year.
a. moved
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b. have moved
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c. had moved
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5.
James ... a new car last month.
a. bought
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b. has bought
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c. had bought
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6.
My brother was ill, so we ... to the beach.
a. didn’t
went
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b. didn’t go
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c. hadn’t
gone
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7.
I... the dishes before Mum came back from her work.
a.
washed
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b.
was washing
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c.
had washed
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8.
... it... raining yet?
a. Has ...
stopped
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b. Had ...
stopped
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c. Did...
stop
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9.
... Tom ... home when you saw him?
a.
Has ... gone
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b.
Did ... go
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c.
Was ... going
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10.
She doesn’t
live here anymore. She ... a new flat.
a.
has bought
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b. had bought
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c.
bought
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11.
We ... lunch when they arrived.
a. have had
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b. were
having
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c.
had
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12.
... you ever ... Chinese food?
a. Have ...
eaten
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b. Were ...
eating
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c.
Had... eaten
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13.
She fell asleep while she ... TV.
a.
watched
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b.
was watching
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c.
had watched
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14.
Jack’s on holiday. He ... to Egypt,
a.
has
gone
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b.
has been
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c.
went
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15.
The play ... by the time we got to the theatre.
a.
didn’t start
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b.
hasn’t started
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c.
hadn’t started
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16.
... you ... a good time at the party last night?
a.
Did
...have
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b.
Have... had
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c.
Was... having
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17.
We arrived at the station after the train ...
a.
left
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b.
leaved
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c.
had left
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18.
... you ... your homework when I called you?
a.
Did...
do
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b.
Were ... doing
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c.
Have ... done
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19.
... you ... hard when you were a student?
a.
Did... study
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b.
Have... studied
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c.
Had... studied
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20.
This is the best book I... ever ....
a. was ...
reading
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b. have ...
read
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c. had...
read
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21.
I... as
a shop assistant for three years before I got the position of a
manager.
a.
worked
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b.
has been working
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c.
had been working
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22.
She ... the
composition the whole morning but hasn’t written even a half.
a.
is writing
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b.
has been writing
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c.
had been writing
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23.
I ... all my neighbours although I have lived here recently.
a.
already know
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b.
have already known
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c.
have been knowing
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24.
While he was
sleeping I... up all his clothes.
a.
was washing
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b.
had been washing
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c.
had washed
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25.
I ... computer games when he rushed into the room.
a.
was playing
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b.
had been playing
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c.
had played
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Students
Answers
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Test
1
1. с 2. а 3. с 4. b
5. а 6. b
7. с 8. а 9. с 10. а 11.
b 12.
а 13. b 14.
а 15. с 16. а 17. с 18. b
19. а 20. b
21. с 22. b
23. b
24. с 25. а
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