Quiz: Past Tense Mix Quiz


Past Tense Mix QuizOnline version Test past tenses edge by Farangis Pirova 1 Complete with the correct past tense: She ______ breakfast when the phone rang yesterday. a eating b ate c eats d was eating 2 Complete with the correct past tense: While I ____ TV, the power went out. a had watched b watch c watched d was watching 3 Complete with the correct past tense: By 9 PM, they ______ the project for two days. a have been working on b were working on c had been working on d worked on 4 Complete with the correct past tense: When she arrived, the guests ____ already left. a has b having c have d had 5 Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ in Paris before I moved to Rome. a am living b lived c have lived d had lived 6 Complete with the correct past tense: They ____ the movie when the power came back. a watched b watch c were watching d watching 7 Complete with the correct past tense: She ____ to call him but forgot the number. a tries to b tried c tries d trying 8 Complete with the correct past tense: We ____ in the rain when the car finally stopped. a walked b walk c have walked d were walking 9 Complete with the correct past tense: He ____ the book before the class started reading. a finishes b had finished c has finished d finished 10 Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ dinner when you called. a cook b was cooking c cooked d am cooking Feedback 1 In past continuous we use was/were + verb-ing. 2 Past continuous uses was/were + verb-ing. 3 Past perfect continuous expresses duration up to a point in the past. 4 Past perfect for actions completed before another past action. 5 Past perfect shows an action before another past action. 6 Past continuous describes ongoing action interrupted. 7 Past simple for completed actions in the past. 8 Past continuous for ongoing activity at a past moment. 9 Past perfect shows action completed before another past action. 10 Past continuous indicates ongoing action at a past time.

1

Complete with the correct past tense: She ______ breakfast when the phone rang yesterday.

a

eating

b

ate

c

eats

d

was eating

2

Complete with the correct past tense: While I ____ TV, the power went out.

a

had watched

b

watch

c

watched

d

was watching

3

Complete with the correct past tense: By 9 PM, they ______ the project for two days.

a

have been working on

b

were working on

c

had been working on

d

worked on

4

Complete with the correct past tense: When she arrived, the guests ____ already left.

a

has

b

having

c

have

d

had

5

Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ in Paris before I moved to Rome.

a

am living

b

lived

c

have lived

d

had lived

6

Complete with the correct past tense: They ____ the movie when the power came back.

a

watched

b

watch

c

were watching

d

watching

7

Complete with the correct past tense: She ____ to call him but forgot the number.

a

tries to

b

tried

c

tries

d

trying

8

Complete with the correct past tense: We ____ in the rain when the car finally stopped.

a

walked

b

walk

c

have walked

d

were walking

9

Complete with the correct past tense: He ____ the book before the class started reading.

a

finishes

b

had finished

c

has finished

d

finished

10

Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ dinner when you called.

a

cook

b

was cooking

c

cooked

d

am cooking

Feedback

1

In past continuous we use was/were + verb-ing.

2

Past continuous uses was/were + verb-ing.

3

Past perfect continuous expresses duration up to a point in the past.

4

Past perfect for actions completed before another past action.

5

Past perfect shows an action before another past action.

6

Past continuous describes ongoing action interrupted.

7

Past simple for completed actions in the past.

8

Past continuous for ongoing activity at a past moment.

9

Past perfect shows action completed before another past action.

10

Past continuous indicates ongoing action at a past time.

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Past Tense Mix QuizOnline version

by Farangis Pirova

Complete with the correct past tense: She ______ breakfast when the phone rang yesterday.

Complete with the correct past tense: While I ____ TV, the power went out.

Complete with the correct past tense: By 9 PM, they ______ the project for two days.

Complete with the correct past tense: When she arrived, the guests ____ already left.

Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ in Paris before I moved to Rome.

Complete with the correct past tense: They ____ the movie when the power came back.

Complete with the correct past tense: She ____ to call him but forgot the number.

Complete with the correct past tense: We ____ in the rain when the car finally stopped.

Complete with the correct past tense: He ____ the book before the class started reading.

Complete with the correct past tense: I ____ dinner when you called.

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