Past Tenses Test 3
Question 1 |
I ___ to do it but I ___ no time. I was very busy.
A | wanted/has |
B | want/had have |
C | wanted/had |
D | would want/have |
E | have wanted/shall have |
Question 2 |
- What luck! I haven’t seen you for ages.
- When ___ we ___ last time?
A | did / meet |
B | have / met |
C | had / met |
D | did / met |
E | will / meet |
Question 3 |
In the summer of 1868, Melville Bell ___ on a lecture tour in the USA and Canada.
A | goes |
B | had gone |
C | went |
D | have gone |
E | has gone |
Question 4 |
He ___ his work before you came.
A | finished |
B | finishes |
C | has finished |
D | had finished |
E | finish |
Question 5 |
Why ___ he go to Great Britain last month?
A | did |
B | was |
C | will |
D | had |
E | has |
Question 6 |
Did you ___ or ___ the potatoes?
A | mince/peeled |
B | minced/peeled |
C | minced/peeling |
D | peels/minced |
E | mince/peel |
Question 7 |
When she ___ they ___ and he left the house.
A | had come/quarreled |
B | came/quarreled |
C | has come/quarreled |
D | comes/would quarrel |
E | came/had quarreled |
Question 8 |
- Who had left the room by the time I came yesterday?
A | Tom did |
B | Tom does |
C | Tom had |
D | Tom has |
E | Tom was |
Question 9 |
Neither your parents nor I ___ very glad of the fact that you failed your Math exam.
A | has been |
B | have been |
C | were |
D | was |
E | are |
Question 10 |
What ___ you ___ at 5 p.m. yesterday?
A | did/do |
B | have/been doing |
C | would/do |
D | were/doing |
E | will/do |
Question 11 |
Who ___ to see me last week?
A | comes |
B | will come |
C | came |
D | has come |
E | have come |
Question 12 |
They didn’t believe him and ___ to laugh.
A | begin |
B | begins |
C | began |
D | had begun |
E | have begun |
Question 13 |
Children didn’t ___ to school because it ___ Sunday.
A | went/was |
B | go/were |
C | have gone/was |
D | gone/was |
E | go/was |
Question 14 |
The train ___ at 8.30 p.m. today, but as a rule it ___ at 8.00 p.m. sharp.
A | has left / starts |
B | left / started |
C | left / has started |
D | has left / has started |
E | have left / starts |
Question 15 |
The moon ___ and it ___ surprisingly light at night yesterday.
A | is rising / is |
B | rose / was |
C | had risen / was |
D | was rising / were |
E | rose / had been |
Question 16 |
Who ___ him yesterday?
A | has seen |
B | did see |
C | saw |
D | have seen |
E | sees |
Question 17 |
He ___ nobody about his secret that day.
A | don’t tell |
B | tell |
C | didn’t tell |
D | told |
E | doesn’t tell |
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