Past Tenses Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past tenses! Good Luck!

1 / 20

They _______________ in poverty until they won the Lotto.

was living

had living

had been living

2 / 20

I ____________(be) sleeping for 20 minutes when the TV _________(wake) me up.

had been, woke

was, woke

was, had woken

3 / 20

Gwen didn't _______ tickets for the show.

buy

bought

purchsed

4 / 20

We ______________ in Dublin for 3 years before we found a nice place to live.

had living

had been living

was living

5 / 20

Which sentence is correct?

I driving to work at 8am yesterday.

I were driving to work at 8am yesterday.

I was driving to work at 8am yesterday.

6 / 20

Did you _______ all the chocolate?

ate

eat

eaten

7 / 20

It _______ rain last weekend.

wasn't

didn't

doesn't

8 / 20

Sarah _____________ there for ten years before she got promoted.

has been working

had been working

had working

9 / 20

We ________ (have) our breakfast before we _________(go) to school.

had, went

have had, had gone

had had, went

10 / 20

Who _______ the lesson yesterday?

teaching

teaches

taught

11 / 20

It _______________ all night so the streets were very wet.

had been raining

raining

has been raining

12 / 20

We _________ a movie last night.

seen

watching

watched

13 / 20

Which sentence is correct?

John was cooking while Jane watches TV.

John cooks while Jane is watching TV.

John was cooking while Jane was watching TV.

14 / 20

Choose the correct sentence:

The man was arrested. He stolen a bicycle.

The man had been arrested. He stole a bicycle.

The man was arrested. He had stolen a bicycle.

15 / 20

We _______ a lot of wine at the party.

drink

drank

drunk

16 / 20

Choose the correct sentence:

When she arrived home, her daughter had already gone to bed.

When she had arrived home, her daughter already went to bed.

When she had arrived home, her daughter had already gone to bed.

17 / 20

Which sentence sounds like the beginning of a story?

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.

I worked as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.

I worked as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I was meeting you.

18 / 20

John _________(go) out when I _______(arrive)

had gone, arrived

went, had arrived

had gone, had arrived

19 / 20

The sun _______ all day yesterday.

shone

shines

shining

20 / 20

James ________ to France last week.

goed

went

goes

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