Past tenses. Test 1

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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

b. used to play

c. was playing

2. Tom and Alice ... married last week.

a. got

b. have got

c. were getting

3. After she ... her homework she read a comic.

a. finished

b. was finishing

c. had finished

4. They ... to London this year.

a. moved

b. have moved

c. had moved

5. James ... a new car last month.

a. bought

b. has bought

c. had bought

6. My brother was ill, so we ... to the beach.

a. didn’t went

b. didn’t go

c. hadn’t gone

7. I... the dishes before Mum came back from her work.

a. washed

b. was washing

c. had washed

8. ... it... raining yet?

a. Has ... stopped

b. Had ... stopped

c. Did... stop

9. ... Tom ... home when you saw him?

a. Has ... gone

b. Did ... go

c. Was ... going

10. She doesn’t live here anymore. She ... a new flat.

a. has bought

b. had bought

c. bought

11. We ... lunch when they arrived.

a. have had

b. were having

c. had

12. ... you ever ... Chinese food?

a. Have ... eaten

b. Were ... eating

c. Had... eaten

13. She fell asleep while she ... TV.

a. watched

b. was watching

c. had watched

14. Jack’s on holiday. He ... to Egypt,

a. has gone

b. has been

c. went

15. The play ... by the time we got to the theatre.

a. didn’t start

b. hasn’t started

c. hadn’t started

16. ... you ... a good time at the party last night?

a. Did ...have

b. Have... had

c. Was... having

17. We arrived at the station after the train ...

a. left

b. leaved

c. had left

18. ... you ... your homework when I called you?

a. Did... do

b. Were ... doing

c. Have ... done

19. ... you ... hard when you were a student?

a. Did... study

b. Have... studied

c. Had... studied

20. This is the best book I... ever ....

a. was ... reading

b. have ... read

c. had... read

21. I... as a shop assistant for three years before I got the position of a manager.

a. worked

b. has been working

c. had been working

22. She ... the composition the whole morning but hasn’t written even a half.

a. is writing

b. has been writing

c. had been writing

23. I ... all my neighbours although I have lived here recently.

a. already know

b. have already known

c. have been knowing

24. While he was sleeping I... up all his clothes.

a. was washing

b. had been washing

c. had washed

25. I ... computer games when he rushed into the room.

a. was playing

b. had been playing

c. had played

 

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Answers

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