Test in Past tenses

Test in Past Tenses:

I. Choose the correct form of the verb:

1. I (enjoyed/had enjoyed) the film even though I (saw/had seen) it before.

2. I got up late that morning so when I (arrived/had arrived) at the station, the train (already left/ Had already left).

3. I couldn’t speak to them because when I ( phoned /had phoned),they (went/had gone) already.

4. We realized that we (met/had met) before as soon as we (saw/had seen) each other.

5. They ( lived/had lived) in their house for twenty years when they (decided/had decided ) to sell it.

6. My sister(bought/had bought) me a novel but I ( already read/had already read) it.

7.As soon as I( heard/had heard) his voice, I (knew/had known) we (had met/met) before.

8.When I (opened/had opened) the door ,the lesson (already began/had already begun).

9.She( painted/had painted) the wall before the children (came/had come) home.

10,The pupils (didn’t finish/hadn’t finished) the test when the bell (rang/had rung).

11.I (met/had met )Ann a week ago. She (just returned/had just returned) from a business trip.

12.I( finished/ had finished) writing the project at 6 o’clock yesterday.

KEYS: Part 1

1.enjoyed/had seen

2.arrived,had already left

3.phoned/had phoned

4.had met/saw

5.had lived/decided

6.bought,had already read

7.heard,knew,had met

8.opened,had already begun

9.had painted, came

10.hadn’t finished, rang

11.met/had just returned

12.finished

II. Use Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.:

1. My eyes ached because I( had read/been reading ) for three hours.

2. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I ( had never played/been playing ) before.

3. The children were dirty. They ( had played/been playing) in the garden and they were covered in mud.

4. I knew the facts because I ( had read/been reading) the report.

5. The roads were wet because it ( had rained/been raining) all night.

6.Donald was angry.He (had worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning and no one (offered/had offered) help to him.

7.He was broke. He(had spent/been spending) all his pocket money.

8.His hands were covered in oil because he (had tried/been trying) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he( had not managed/been managing) to make it start.

9.I (got/had got) to the meeting very late and everyone was waiting for me to start, the chairman told me they(had waited/been waiting ) for a whole hour.

10.When I (arrived/had arrived) at the party, Mary (had already left/been leaving)

11.We were good friends .We (had known/been knowing) each other for a long time

12.They (had climbed/been climbing)for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain.

KEYS: Part 2

1.had been reading

2.had never played

3.had played

4.had read

5.had been raining

6. had been working/had offered

7.had spent

8.had been trying/managed

9.got/had been waiting

10.arrived/had left

11.had known

12. had been climbing

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