B1+. Past Tenses.Online version Test your knowledge on the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, used to and would, for the B1+ level of English. by Teacher Ismael 1 At six o'clock this morning I ... (have) a wonderful dream, but then the alarm ... (go) off. Written answer 2 This time yesterday I ... (lie) on the beach. a was lying b lay c lied 3 When I walked in they ... (all talk) about babies. a were all talking b all talked c had all talked 4 I saw Sid when I ... (come) to work this morning. He ... (shop). a was coming/was shopping b came/shopped 5 She ... (meet) her husband while she ... (travel) in Egypt. Written answer 6 While I ... (talk) to Mrs Singleton somebody ... (walk) into my office and ... (steal )the computer. Written answer 7 When Jake ... (come) in everybody ... (stop) talking. a came/stopped b came/was stopping c was coming/stopped d was coming/was stopping 8 I ... (look) out of the window and ... (see) that we ... (fly) over the mountains. Written answer 9 I ... (wake) up to find that water ... (pour) through the bedroom ceiling. a woke/was pouring b woke/poured c was waking/was pouring d was waking/poured 10 I ... (go) to see how she ... (be) and found she ... (cry). Written answer 11 George ... (fall) off the ladder while he ... (paint) the ceiling. a fell/painted b fell/was painting c was falling/was painting d was falling/painted 12 Last night, I ... (read) in bed when suddenly I ... (hear) a scream. a read/heard b read/was hearing c was reading/was hearing d was reading/heard 13 ... (you/watch) TV when I ... (phone)? a Were you watching/was phoning b Were you watching/phoned c Did you watch/was phoning d Did you watch/phoned 14 Your friend who ... (come) here the other day ... (seem) very nice. I ... (enjoy) meeting her. Written answer 15 When I ... (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ... (fall) out. a opened/fell b opened/was falling c was opening/was falling 16 Richard ... TV when I phoned. a watched b was watching c had watched 17 When we were on holiday, we ... to the café almost every day. a went b were going c had gone 18 The phone was engaged when I called. Who ...? a did you speak to b were you speaking to c had you spoken to 19 Holy ... oysters before, so she wasn't sure what to do with them. a did not ate b was not eating c had not eaten 20 When we got married, I ... Chris for about two years. a knew b was knowing c had known 21 By the time he died, Beethowen ... nine symphonies. a wrote b was writing c had written 22 When I was young we ... to France every year on holiday. a had gone b were going c would 23 When she was a girl, my mum ... live in a village. a used to b would 24 .. have blonde hair? a Didn't you use to b Wouldn't you c Used you not to d Didn't you used to 25 There ... be a cinema on this corner, but they knocked it down. a would b used to c use to 26 I ... my assignment while she ... to finish hers. a was handing in / tried b handed in / tried c handed in / was still trying 27 After the earthquake, we ... what we ... . a didn't know / were doing b didn't know / did c didn't know / have done 28 Yesterday, when I ... the door, Ted ... . a was opening / has cheated b opened / cheated c opened / was cheating
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