Past Tenses Test 1
Question 1 |
She never ___ to eat soup.
A | didn’t like |
B | like |
C | had liked |
D | would not like |
E | liked |
Question 2 |
“I’ll drink tea from this tin mug.”
“Where ___ you ___ it?”
A | did / find |
B | do / find |
C | did / found |
D | were / found |
E | are / found |
Question 3 |
It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that he ___ his way.
A | lost |
B | will lose |
C | had lost |
D | was lost |
E | loses |
Question 4 |
I didn’t know anyone in the city where I ___ to get.
A | did try |
B | was trying |
C | would try |
D | have tried |
E | shall try |
Question 5 |
- Why ___ you go to the plant?
- I ___ no time.
A | do / had |
B | will / have |
C | did / hadn’t |
D | didn’t / hadn’t |
E | didn’t / had |
Question 6 |
A policeman ___ me crossing the street yesterday.
A | seen |
B | saw |
C | has seen |
D | will see |
E | had seen |
Question 7 |
Arthur ___ all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday.
A | passed |
B | passes |
C | has passed |
D | has been passed |
E | had passed |
Question 8 |
He evidently ___ his shoes for a very long time. They were worn-out.
A | were wearing |
B | are wearing |
C | had been wearing |
D | was wearing |
E | had been worn |
Question 9 |
So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
A | comes/walked |
B | didn’t come/walk |
C | came/walked |
D | will come/walked |
E | comes/would walk |
Question 10 |
- We were at the theatre 2 days ago. The performance was excellent.
- Who ___ the leading part?
A | did play |
B | play |
C | played |
D | would play |
E | has played |
Question 11 |
One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ___
A | will die |
B | had been dying |
C | had died |
D | was dying |
E | die |
Question 12 |
His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a doctor, too.
A | was/wants |
B | were/wanted |
C | will be/would want |
D | was/wanted |
E | were/wanted |
Question 13 |
During his school years Cronin ___ great interest in literature.
A | take |
B | took |
C | has taken |
D | had taken |
E | would take |
Question 14 |
He ___ the box yesterday, because he had to do it.
A | would open |
B | had opening |
C | have opened |
D | opens |
E | opened |
Question 15 |
While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about the weather.
A | discuss/talk |
B | are discussing/was talking |
C | being discussed/being talked |
D | were discussing/were talking |
E | have discussed/have talked |
Question 16 |
She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.
A | had sent |
B | has sent |
C | sent |
D | send |
E | was sending |
Question 17 |
When he ___ home I ___ him the book.
A | came /shall show |
B | comes/showed |
C | has come/has shown |
D | came/showed |
E | was coming/shall show |
Question 18 |
They ___ breakfast at 7 and ___ home at eight.
A | have/left |
B | had/left |
C | had/leave |
D | have/leaves |
E | had/had left |
Question 19 |
Long ago people ___ little about those minerals.
A | had known |
B | knowed |
C | will know |
D | knew |
E | have known |
Question 20 |
The dentist ___ two of his teeth. One of them ___ quite good.
A | pulls out/are |
B | pull out/was |
C | pulled out/was |
D | pull out/was |
E | pulled out/were |
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