Quiz: Grammar Test: Past Tenses (past simple - past continuous - past perfect


Grammar Test: Past TensesOnline version The test is aimed at revising Past Tenses forms (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous) by Alyona Vasilievna Bozhkova 1 The Beatles ... lots of records. a made b had made c had been making. d maked 2 There was no milk left because Jack ... it all. a drank b had been drinking c had drunk d was drinking 3 He got into the car, started the engine and ... . a drove away b had driven away c was driving away d had been driving away 4 The party ... by the time I arrived. a already had started b started already c had already started d started 5 I ... to work when I fell off my bike. a was cycling b had cycled c had been cycling d were cycling 6 I ... at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. a had slept b had been sleeping c were sleeping d was sleeping 7 Kate ... to find a job in Hollywood for years before she moved to Miami. a tried b had been trying c was trying d had tried 8 George was exhausted because he ... all day. a had been walking b had walked c walked d was walking 9 The storm broke out after we ... for four hours. a had driven b drove c had been driving d was driving 10 By 2008, Kate ... six countries in Europe. a had already been visiting b was already visiting c had already visited d already visited 11 The children were cold. They ... in the snow all afternoon. a had played b had been playing c were playing d played 12 Lucy was gardening ... Adam was painting the kitchen. a as soon as b when c while d after 13 Paul ... an expensive mountain bike last year. a was buying b had bought c bought d had been buying 14 While Matthew was fixing the window, he ... off the ladder. a fell b was falling c had fallen d had been falling 15 The plane ... by the time I reached the airport. a already left b had already left c had been leaving d had already been leaving 16 ... did the Millers move to Edinburgh? a While b How long c How long ago 17 When I left the house, I realised that I ... to take my keys with me. a forgot b had forgotten c have been forgetting d was forgetting 18 How long ago ... their tickets? a did they buy b did they bought c do they buy d they did buy 19 Keri was angry. She ... for Sarah for two hours. a was waiting b had been waiting c had waited d waited 20 Sue ... as she was reading Mary's letter. a was smiling b had been smiling c had smiled d were smiling 21 Lucy ... a letter to her sister last night. a had written b wrote c had been writing d was writing 22 Graham ... for the company for twenty years before he retired. a had been working b had worked c worked d was working 23 I bought the dress because I ... something special to wear to the party. a want b wanted c had wanted d was wanting 24 ... you ... Brian last week? a Did ... saw b Do ... see c Did ... see d Had ... seen 25 John ... at the theatre last week. a were b was c had been d is 26 ... you in London 2 months ago? a Were b Was c Had been d Are 27 Who ... the telephone? a diid invent b does invent c did invented d invented

1

The Beatles ... lots of records.

a

made

b

had made

c

had been making.

d

maked

2

There was no milk left because Jack ... it all.

a

drank

b

had been drinking

c

had drunk

d

was drinking

3

He got into the car, started the engine and ... .

a

drove away

b

had driven away

c

was driving away

d

had been driving away

4

The party ... by the time I arrived.

a

already had started

b

started already

c

had already started

d

started

5

I ... to work when I fell off my bike.

a

was cycling

b

had cycled

c

had been cycling

d

were cycling

6

I ... at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

a

had slept

b

had been sleeping

c

were sleeping

d

was sleeping

7

Kate ... to find a job in Hollywood for years before she moved to Miami.

a

tried

b

had been trying

c

was trying

d

had tried

8

George was exhausted because he ... all day.

a

had been walking

b

had walked

c

walked

d

was walking

9

The storm broke out after we ... for four hours.

a

had driven

b

drove

c

had been driving

d

was driving

10

By 2008, Kate ... six countries in Europe.

a

had already been visiting

b

was already visiting

c

had already visited

d

already visited

11

The children were cold. They ... in the snow all afternoon.

a

had played

b

had been playing

c

were playing

d

played

12

Lucy was gardening ... Adam was painting the kitchen.

a

as soon as

b

when

c

while

d

after

13

Paul ... an expensive mountain bike last year.

a

was buying

b

had bought

c

bought

d

had been buying

14

While Matthew was fixing the window, he ... off the ladder.

a

fell

b

was falling

c

had fallen

d

had been falling

15

The plane ... by the time I reached the airport.

a

already left

b

had already left

c

had been leaving

d

had already been leaving

16

... did the Millers move to Edinburgh?

a

While

b

How long

c

How long ago

17

When I left the house, I realised that I ... to take my keys with me.

a

forgot

b

had forgotten

c

have been forgetting

d

was forgetting

18

How long ago ... their tickets?

a

did they buy

b

did they bought

c

do they buy

d

they did buy

19

Keri was angry. She ... for Sarah for two hours.

a

was waiting

b

had been waiting

c

had waited

d

waited

20

Sue ... as she was reading Mary's letter.

a

was smiling

b

had been smiling

c

had smiled

d

were smiling

21

Lucy ... a letter to her sister last night.

a

had written

b

wrote

c

had been writing

d

was writing

22

Graham ... for the company for twenty years before he retired.

a

had been working

b

had worked

c

worked

d

was working

23

I bought the dress because I ... something special to wear to the party.

a

want

b

wanted

c

had wanted

d

was wanting

24

... you ... Brian last week?

a

Did ... saw

b

Do ... see

c

Did ... see

d

Had ... seen

25

John ... at the theatre last week.

a

were

b

was

c

had been

d

is

26

... you in London 2 months ago?

a

Were

b

Was

c

Had been

d

Are

27

Who ... the telephone?

a

diid invent

b

does invent

c

did invented

d

invented

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