Year 6 Quiz 2

For questions 1-11, fill in each blank with either simple past tense, past perfect tense
or past perfect continuous tense of the verb in the brackets. Choose the correct
answer.

1. I __________ (save) my documents before the computer crashed.

a) Saved
b) Had saved
c) Had been saving

2. When they __________ (arrive), we had already started cooking.

a) Arrived
b) Had arrived
c) Had been arriving

3. I __________ just __________ (put) the washing out when it started to rain.
a) Put
b) Had put
c) Had been putting

4. When Joe arrived, Bill __________ (wait) for over an hour.

a) Waited
b) Had waited
c) Had been waiting

5. We bought the house after we __________ (save) for many years.

a) Saved
b) Had saved
c) Had been saving

6. She __________ (want) to rest a bit because she had been cleaning the whole
day.
a) Wanted
b) Had wanted
c) Had been wanting

7. Susie __________ (go) to the movies with her friends two days ago.
a) Went
b) Had gone
c) Had been going
8. Brianna __________ (sit) there for 20 minutes before the doctor called her
name.
a) Sat
b) Had sat
c) Had been sitting

9. The thief __________ (escape) when the police __________(arrive).

a) Escaped, had arrived
b) Had escaped, arrived
c) Had been escaping, arrived

10. Alex __________ (play) golf for many years before he __________ (retire).
a) Played, had retired
b) Had played, retired
c) Had been playing, retired

11. By the time Doris __________ (get) to the party, everyone __________ (go)
home.
a) Got, had gone
b) Had gone, got
c) Got, had been going

For questions 12- 15, fill in the blank with would or used to. Choose the correct
answer.

12. Sam and Mary __________ (go) to Mexico in the summer.

a) Used to go
b) Would go
c) Both are acceptable

13. When we were kids, we __________ (invent) amazing games.

a) Used to invent
b) Would invent
c) Both are acceptable

14. I __________ (have) long hair when I was a teenager.

a) Used to have
b) Used to had
c) Would have
d) Would had
 15. When I was young, I __________ (like) milk.
a) Used to like
b) Used to liked
c) Would like
d) Would liked

For questions 16-20, complete each proverb with the correct word. Choose from
the given list.

eggs solution now village chicks

nation today medicine move step

16. Do not put all your __________ in the same basket.

17. Laughter is the best __________.

18. It takes a whole__________ to raise a child.

19. A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single __________.

20. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do __________.