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English grammar - past tenses

Quiz by Jana Pokorná

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  • Q1
    Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?
    They play basketball when it started to rain.
    They playing basketball when it started to rain.
    They were playing basketball when it started to rain.
    They played basketball when it started to rain.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?
    She has studied for hours before the exam.
    She is studying for hours before the exam.
    She studied for hours before the exam.
    She had studied for hours before the exam.
    30s
  • Q3
    By the time I arrived at the party, everyone ___ already left.
    have had
    have
    has
    had
    30s
  • Q4
    She ___ finished her homework before going to bed.
    have
    having
    has
    had
    30s
  • Q5
    When I got home, I realized that I ___ my keys on the kitchen counter.
    left
    had left
    have left
    leaving
    30s
  • Q6
    By the time we got to the cinema, the movie ___ already started.
    has
    having
    had
    have
    30s
  • Q7
    Before the concert started, the band ___ soundchecked for an hour.
    had
    has
    have
    having
    30s
  • Q8
    After he finished his exams, he realized that he ___ his calculator at home.
    leaving
    have left
    left
    had left
    30s
  • Q9
    Before she could return the book to the library, she ___ for two weeks.
    had it
    having it
    has it
    have it
    30s
  • Q10
    By the time they reached the beach, the tide ___ come in.
    has
    had
    having
    have
    30s
  • Q11
    When we arrived at the concert, the band ___ already finished their performance.
    has
    had
    have
    having
    30s
  • Q12
    By the time they reached the beach, the waves ____________.
    will be rising
    have risen
    are crashing
    had calmed down
    30s
  • Q13
    Before the concert started, all the tickets ____________.
    are being distributed
    are selling fast
    will be available
    had been sold out
    30s
  • Q14
    By the time the students got to class, the teacher ____________.
    had already begun the lesson
    teaches
    is preparing for the lesson
    will start teaching
    30s
  • Q15
    When we arrived at the airport, the flight to Paris ____________.
    had already departed
    departs
    will be boarding
    is departing soon
    30s

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