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Past simple past continuous past perfect

Quiz by Barbara Bajer

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  • Q1
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
    She had finished her homework before dinner.
    She finishes her homework before dinner.
    She finished her homework before dinner.
    She was finishing her homework before dinner.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?
    I have read a book when the phone rang.
    I am reading a book when the phone rang.
    I read a book when the phone rang.
    I was reading a book when the phone rang.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?
    They visit their grandparents last weekend.
    They have visited their grandparents last weekend.
    They were visiting their grandparents last weekend.
    They visited their grandparents last weekend.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which sentence correctly uses both the past perfect and past simple tenses?
    After she eats breakfast, she went for a walk.
    After she was eating breakfast, she goes for a walk.
    After she had eaten breakfast, she went for a walk.
    After she ate breakfast, she was going for a walk.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense in a negative form?
    They are not playing soccer when it started to rain.
    They were not playing soccer when it started to rain.
    They did not play soccer when it started to rain.
    They were not play soccer when it started to rain.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?
    She had been studying for hours before the exam started.
    She studied for hours before the exam started.
    She has studied for hours before the exam started.
    She was studying for hours before the exam started.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense in a question?
    Do you watch the movie last night?
    Did you watch the movie last night?
    Are you watching the movie last night?
    Have you watched the movie last night?
    30s
  • Q8
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
    By the time the teacher has arrived, the students had already left.
    By the time the teacher arrives, the students already leave.
    By the time the teacher arrived, the students had already left.
    By the time the teacher was arriving, the students left.
    30s
  • Q9

    What ____(do) all day yesterday?

    had you done

    have you done

    were  you doing

    did  you do

    30s
  • Q10

    She ____ (lock) the dore before she left.

    had locked

    was locking

    locked

    did lock

    30s
  • Q11
    Which sentence is correct?: "When I arrived at the party, everyone already (leave)."
    left
    leaves
    was leaving
    had left
    30s
  • Q12
    Which sentence is correct?: "I (watch) a movie when my friend (call)."
    was watching; was calling
    watched; was calling
    was watching; called
    watched; called
    30s
  • Q13
    Which sentence is correct?: "By the time I got to the station, the train (already, leave)."
    already left
    was already leaving
    had already left
    left already
    30s
  • Q14
    Which sentence is correct?: "They (finish) their homework before they (go) to the park."
    finished; go
    were finishing; went
    had finished; went
    had finished; were going
    30s
  • Q15
    Which sentence is correct?: "She (study) for two hours when her friend (come) over."
    studied; came
    studied; was coming
    was studying; was coming
    was studying; came
    30s

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