PAST TENSE TEST

1. Ten years ago, the minister ... to begin a food program.

has decided
is deciding
decides
to decided
decided

2. Amin : “Did the man .... the beggar?”

Ella : “Yes, he did. And he .... some money”.
helped – had given
help - give
help - gives
help - gave
helped - gave

3. My brother was sitting when I .... at home.

to arrive
arrive
arrived
has arrived
arrives

4. The governor was intensively .... the riverside last month at 10 AM..
will be supervising
will supervise
supervising
are supervising
is supervising

5. My baby .... last night at 12 PM.

is sleeping
sleeping
sleeps
slept
was sleeping.

6. I .... Monas before you visited it.

is visiting
have visited
am visiting
had visited
visited

7. Tony was extremely tired when he ariived, becaused he .... for his flight for three hours.
is waiting
had been waiting
has waited
has been waiting
waited

8. Mira : “When do you plan to get married?”

Susan: “After … school”.
I have been finished
I finish
I am finishing
I finished
I had finished
9. Thomas Alfa Edison … electricity which is very important for us nowadays.
invention
invents
to invent
invent
invented

10. I had five books on my table two days ago but now … only two on it.
there is no
there is
there was
there are
there were

11. I always bring my dictionary everyday to my school, but I … to bring it yesterday.

forgot
forget
forgetting
forgotten
to forget

12. I … my bike when it was dirty, but now I am lazy to wash it

washed
washing
washes
to wash
wash

13. I … the Pahlawan street when it began to rain.

would walk down
am walking down
have been walking down
have walked down
was walking down

14. Having caught the thief , ….

the police took the thief and the evidence to the police station
the thief was taking to the police station with the evidence
the evidence and the thief were taken to the police station
the police station would be the best place to question the thief
the thief would be questioned by the police in the police station

15. Mother warned her … the newly painted wall.

not touch
not touched
do not touch
not to touch
not touching

The text is for questions no. 16-19

Change the verbs into past tense form!
I go (16) to Bandung last week. I am (17) there for three days. I walk (18) in the streets of Bandung and
visited Vanda Park. I take (19) a lot of pictures of this beautiful city. I was so happy.
16. go
goes
gone
has
went
17. is
was
am
were
are

18. walked
walking
walk
walks
was walking

19. takes
take
tooks
took
taken

20. Hen : Why did you …… my children?

Eagle : Because I’m hungry.
catch
catched
caught
was catch
catching

21. Marco : What did you do last holiday, Sony?

Sony : I....to my grandfather’s house.
go
went
have gone
is going
are going

22. Robert : Did you.... the movie last night?

Tony : Sure. It was very interesting.
saw
watch
watched
seen
looked

23. Rony : .... you write the poem this morning?

Paul : Yeah. How about you?.
Do
Have
Did
Was
Were

24. They passed their test because they ....very hard.

study
studies
was studying
studied
have been studied

18. They passed their test because they ....very hard.

study
studies
was studying
studied
have been studied