Advanced Past Tenses QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of advanced past tenses with this quiz game! by Cambridge College 1 What is the past participle of the verb 'go'? a went b goed c gone d goen 2 Which verb form is used to express an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past? a past perfect b past simple c past continuous d past perfect continuous 3 What is the past simple form of the verb 'eat'? a eat b eated c eaten d ate 4 Which verb form is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past? a past simple b past perfect continuous c past continuous d past perfect 5 What is the past participle of the verb 'drink'? a drunken b drunk c drinked d drank 6 Which verb form is used to express an action that was happening at a specific point in the past? a past perfect continuous b past perfect c past simple d past continuous 7 What is the past simple form of the verb 'take'? a take b taken c taked d took 8 Which verb form is used to express an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past? a past perfect continuous b past continuous c past perfect d past simple 9 What is the past participle of the verb 'see'? a seen b saw c sawed d seed 10 Which verb form is used to express an action that happened after another action in the past? a past perfect continuous b past simple c past perfect d past continuous 11 What is the correct past perfect continuous form of the verb 'work'? a have been working b was working c has been working d had been working 12 Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly? a I will have been waiting for you at the station. b She had been studying for hours before the exam. c They were playing football when it started raining. d He has been working on the project since last week. 13 What is the correct past perfect form of the verb 'eat'? a have eaten b has eaten c had eaten d was eating 14 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a He had already left when I arrived. b She has been living in London for two years. c I will have finished my homework by tomorrow. d They were watching a movie when the power went out. 15 What is the correct past perfect continuous form of the verb 'sleep'? a have been sleeping b had been sleeping c was sleeping d has been sleeping 16 Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly? a They had been waiting for the bus for over an hour. b I will have been working on this project all day. c He has been playing the guitar since he was a child. d She was cooking dinner when the phone rang. 17 What is the correct past perfect form of the verb 'write'? a had written b was writing c has written d have written 18 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a They were talking on the phone when the doorbell rang. b She had already finished her homework when her friends arrived. c He has been traveling around the world for a year. d I will have been studying for the test tomorrow. 19 What is the correct past perfect continuous form of the verb 'run'? a has been running b had been running c have been running d was running 20 Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly? a He had been working in the garden all morning. b I will have been reading this book by next week. c They have been playing tennis since they were kids. d She was singing when her favorite song came on. 21 Which tense can be used after time expressions like after, as soon as, and by the time? a Future simple and future perfect simple b Past continuous and past perfect continuous c Past simple and past perfect simple d Present simple and present perfect simple 22 What is the meaning of using past simple or past perfect simple after time expressions? a The meaning is unclear b The meaning depends on the verb used c The meaning is different d The meaning is the same 23 Complete the sentence: I had already finished my homework ______ my friends arrived. a while b as soon as c by the time d after 24 Complete the sentence: She left the party ______ she saw her ex-boyfriend. a by the time b while c after d as soon as 25 Complete the sentence: They went to bed ______ they watched the movie. a by the time b as soon as c after d while 26 Complete the sentence: He had already left ______ I arrived. a by the time b while c after d as soon as 27 Complete the sentence: We had finished dinner ______ the guests arrived. a after b while c by the time d as soon as 28 Complete the sentence: She called me ______ she got home. a while b after c as soon as d by the time 29 Complete the sentence: They arrived ______ we were having breakfast. a while b by the time c as soon as d after 30 Complete the sentence: He left the house ______ it started raining. a after b before c by the time d as soon as
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