TESTS

(past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous)

1.Katy __________ over while she d. snowed / was playing. d. is feeding

__________ along the street. 10. Where __________ they __________ 19. _______ Ben was doing his
a. was falling / was running when you __________ them? homework, he got a text message
b. fell / was running a. were / going / saw from his friend.
c. was falling / ran b. did / go / saw a. When
d. fell / run c. did / going / was seeing b. While
2. He __________ his phone while he d. did / go / was seeing c. However
__________ in the library. 11. We _______________ down when d. If
a. lost / studied we saw the woman. 20. What _________ Add and Helen
b. was losing / was studying a. walked __________ when you broke the
c. lost / was studying b. were walkes glass?
d. was losing / studied c. were walking a. are / doing
3. I __________ up the meaning of the d. walking b. was / doing
word when my teacher __________ 12. While I ___________________ for c. were / doing
me the answer. English test yesterday, my brother d. did / did
a. was looking / was telling _____________ fun with his friends. 21. Yesterday, at six I ___________
b. looked / was telling a. was studying / was dinner.
c. was looking / told having a. was preparing
d. looked / told b. studied / was having b. was prepare
4. Scientists __________experiments c. was studied / had c. was prepared
while they __________ at university. d. was studying / was hasing d. did prepare
a. were doing / was studying 13. What did you say? I 22. My father __________ a novel
b. were doing / were _______________ to you. while I _______ TV.
studying a. am not listening a. was read / was watching
c. did / were studied b. wasn't listening b. were reading / was
d. were did / were studying c. didn't listening watching
5. I __________ my phone because it d. don't listen c. read / watched
__________. 14. I ___________________ TV when I d. was reading / was
a. didn’t take / was ____________ a loud noise. watching
charging a. was watching / was 23. We ___________ our school when
b. took / were charging hearinh he came in.
c. was taking / was charged b. watched / was hearing a. talked
d. wasn’t take / was charged c. watched / heard b. were talking
6. My father __________ for me about d. was watching / heard c. were talked
twenty minutes because I __________ 15. What is wrong with this d. talking
a shower. sentence? "She was cleaning the 24. The kids _____________ in the
a. waited / was have garage while she saw a spider." garden when it suddenly started to
b. was waiting / was a. "cleaning" must be "clean" rain.
having b. "saw" must be "was a. played
c. waits / was having seeing" b. playing
d. waited / was had c. "while" must be "when" c. were playing
7. The driver __________ the dog d. "cleaning" must be d. was playing
because he __________ at his phone. "cleaned" 25. Most of the time we __________ in
a. didn’t see / was looking 16. ______ they swimming when the the park.
b. wasn’t seeing / looked phone rang? a. were sat
c. wasn’t saw / wasn’t a. Were b. sitting
looking b. Are c. was sitting
d. saw / didn’t looking c. Do d. were sitting
8. The washing machine __________ d. Did 26. While I ____________ in my room,
noisy so I __________ it. 17. Mrs Adams was ___________ my sister left home.
a. worked / was stopping dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday a. was studying
b. was worked / was stopped morning. b. studied
c. was working / was a. hasing c. study
stopping b. had d. have studied
d. was working / stopped c. have 27. My baby brother ______________
9. It __________ while the children d. having loudly so I couldn't do my
__________ in the garden. 18. Tom wasn't reading a book. He homework.
a. snowed / played ______________ the dog. a. was cried
b. was snowing / played a. was feeding b. cried
c. was snowing / were b. fed c. was crying
playing c. was fed d. has cried
28. The teacher tried to explain but d. has noticed / were b. wasn’t eaten
they they __________. working c. hadn’t eaten
a. were listening 36. One of my friends __________ d. haven’t eaten
b. weren't listening while he ___________ the biggest tree 44. He asked me to give his book
c. listened in our garden. back but I ____________ it.
d. have listened a. was fell down / was a. have lost
29. _______ you doing your climbing b. had lost
homework at six o'clock last night? b. fell down / climbs c. was lost
a. Are c. was falling down / d. lost
b. Did climbed 45. The boy knocked the door.
c. Have d. fell down / was climbing There was nobody inside. His
d. Were 37. He _____________ under the tree mother ____________ yet.
30. The teacher was angry because because he ___________ his arm. a. hasn’t returned
some students ___________ football in a. cried / was injuring b. haven’t returned
the class when he came in. b. was crying / injured c. hadn’t returned
a. are playing c. were crying / was injured d. didn’t return
b. played d. cried / was injured 46. The sun was shining and the
c. have played 38. My father ___________ an birds were singing when she got
d. were playing ambulance and ________ him while out. What a lovely day, she said to
31. The girls __________ while the the ambulance ___________. herself. She looked at her car but it
boys __________ around the garden. a. was calling / helped / was not there. Somebody
a. were chatting / were come ____________ it.
running b. calls / was helping / came a. has stolen
b. talked / ran c. called / helped / was b. have stolen
c. were talking / was coming c. had stolen
running d. called / helps / was d. stole
d. were chatting / ran coming 47. She answered all of the
32. My father ____________ the 39. All of my friends _____________ questions in the exam because she
bushes in the garden while we under the tree while we ____________ very well.
________________. _______________ for the ambulance. a. was studied
a. pruned / played a. gathered / were waiting b. had studied
b. was pruning / were b. gathering / waiting c. has been studied
playing c. was gathering / waited d. have studied
c. prunes / played d. gathered / waited 48. It was sunny but very cold. The
d. were pruning / was 40. He ________ still ___________ when snow ____________ yet.
playing the ambulance _____________. a. hadn’t completely melted
33. I _________ that some flowers a. is / crying / arrived b. hasn’t completely melted
__________. b. was / crying / arriving c. haven’t completely melted
a. was noticing / were c. was / crying / arrived d. wasn’t completely melted
bloomed d. did / cry / arriving 49. Clara looked out the window.
b. noticed / was blooming 41. I couldn’t see the teacher The pavement was wet. It
c. was noticing / were because he ____________ before I ____________ at night.
blooming arrived the school. a. has rained
d. noticed / were blooming a. had left b. have been rained
34. I _________ a squirrel under a b. has left c. have rained
tree and it ____________ a nut in its c. left d. had rained
mouth. d. was leaving 50. He couldn’t believe his eyes!
a. was seeing / was carrying 42. He was very tired because he His father _____________ him a new
b. see / carried ____________ the bags upstairs. laptop as a birthday gift.
c. saw / was carrying a. have carried a. bought
d. was seeing / carried b. had carried b. has bought
35. My father _______________ the c. carried c. had bought
squirrel because he ______________. d. has carried d. was bought
a. didn't notice / was 43. I was starving when I arrived
working home. I ____________ anything for
b. noticed / works two days.
c. notices / was working a. didn’t eat