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Past Tenses Quiz

by Brian May 06, 2021

Test your knowledge of the past tenses! Good Luck!

1 / 20

The sun _______ all day yesterday.

shone

shines

shining

2 / 20

We _________ a movie last night.

seen

watching

watched

3 / 20

They _______________ in poverty until they won the Lotto.

was living

had living

had been living

4 / 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.

5 / 20

Who _______ the lesson yesterday?

teaching

teaches

taught

6 / 20

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

had been, woke

was, woke

was, had woken

7 / 20

We _______ a lot of wine at the party.

drink

drank

drunk

8 / 20

Sarah _____________ there for ten years before she got promoted.

has been working

had been working

had working

9 / 20

It _______________ all night so the streets were very wet.

had been raining

raining

has been raining

10 / 20

It _______ rain last weekend.

wasn't

didn't

doesn't

11 / 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.

12 / 20

Did you _______ all the chocolate?

ate

eat

eaten

13 / 20

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

had living

had been living

was living

14 / 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.

15 / 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.

16 / 20

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

had gone, arrived

went, had arrived

had gone, had arrived

17 / 20

James ________ to France last week.

goed

went

goes

18 / 20

Gwen didn't _______ tickets for the show.

buy

bought

purchsed

19 / 20

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

had, went

have had, had gone

had had, went

20 / 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.

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