Past Tense Exercises

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Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

  • I finish my work before they arrived.
  • I have finished my work before they arrived.
  • I had finished my work before they arrived. (correct)
  • I finished my work before they had arrived.

Choose the sentence that uses the past continuous tense correctly to describe an ongoing action in the past.

  • She was singing when the phone rang. (correct)
  • She was singing when the phone rings.
  • She is singing when the phone rang.
  • She singed when the phone rang.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct usage of 'used to'?

  • I use to visit my grandparents every summer.
  • I used to visited my grandparents every summer.
  • I am used to visit my grandparents every summer.
  • I used to visit my grandparents every summer. (correct)

Select the sentence that correctly employs the past simple tense to describe a completed action.

<p>I saw that movie last week. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly?

<p>They had been playing tennis for two hours when it started raining. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

What is the past tense?

Describes actions or events that have already happened.

How to form regular past tense?

Add '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

What are irregular past tense verbs?

Verbs that change their form rather than adding '-ed'.

Examples of irregular past tense?

From 'go' to 'went', 'see' to 'saw', 'eat' to 'ate'.

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Forming questions in the past tense?

Use 'did' + base form of the verb.

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Study Notes

  • The following are sample test questions to assess understanding of past tense.
  • Each question includes a correct answer.

Simple Past Tense

  • Question: I __________ (watch) a movie last night.
  • Answer: watched
  • Question: She __________ (go) to the store yesterday.
  • Answer: went
  • Question: They __________ (play) soccer in the park.
  • Answer: played
  • Question: He __________ (eat) pizza for dinner.
  • Answer: ate
  • Question: We __________ (visit) our grandparents last weekend.
  • Answer: visited

Past Continuous Tense

  • Question: I __________ (study) when you called.
  • Answer: was studying
  • Question: She __________ (cook) dinner while he arrived.
  • Answer: was cooking
  • Question: They __________ (watch) TV when the power went out.
  • Answer: were watching
  • Question: He __________ (work) on his project all day.
  • Answer: was working
  • Question: We __________ (listen) to music while we cleaned.
  • Answer: were listening

Past Perfect Tense

  • Question: I __________ (finish) my homework before dinner.
  • Answer: had finished
  • Question: She __________ (leave) before I arrived.
  • Answer: had left
  • Question: They __________ (eat) all the cake before we got there.
  • Answer: had eaten
  • Question: He __________ (see) that movie before.
  • Answer: had seen
  • Question: We __________ (meet) him before the conference.
  • Answer: had met

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • Question: I __________ (wait) for hours before the bus arrived.
  • Answer: had been waiting
  • Question: She __________ (work) there for five years before she quit.
  • Answer: had been working
  • Question: They __________ (live) in that house for ten years.
  • Answer: had been living
  • Question: He __________ (play) the guitar for years before his concert.
  • Answer: had been playing
  • Question: We __________ (travel) all day before we arrived.
  • Answer: had been travelling

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