Past Tenses Test 1

1. She never ___ to eat soup. 7. Arthur ___ all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday.

A) didn’t like A) passed

B) like B) passes
C) had liked C) has passed
D) would not like D) has been passed
E) liked E) had passed
2. “I’ll drink tea from this tin mug.” 8. He evidently ___ his shoes for a very long time. They
were worn-out.
“Where ___ you ___ it?”
A) were wearing
A) did / find B) are wearing
B) do / find C) had been wearing
C) did / found D) was wearing
D) were / found E) had been worn
E) are / found
9. So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
3. It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that
he ___ his way. A) comes/walked
B) didn’t come/walk
A) lost
C) came/walked
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B) will lose
D) will come/walked
C) had lost
E) comes/would walk
D) was lost
10. - We were at the theatre 2 days ago. The
E) loses
performance was excellent.
4. I didn’t know anyone in the city where I ___ to get.
- Who ___ the leading part?
A) did try
B) was trying A) did play
C) would try B) play
D) have tried C) played
E) shall try D) would play
E) has played
5. - Why ___ you go to the plant?
11. One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ___
- I ___ no time.
A) will die
A) do / had B) had been dying
B) will / have C) had died
C) did / hadn’t D) was dying
D) didn’t / hadn’t E) die
E) didn’t / had
12. His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a
6. A policeman ___ me crossing the street yesterday. doctor, too.

A) seen A) was/wants
B) saw B) were/wanted
C) has seen C) will be/would want
D) will see D) was/wanted
E) had seen E) were/wanted

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13. During his school years Cronin ___ great interest in 17. When he ___ home I ___ him the book.
literature.
A) came /shall show
A) take B) comes/showed
B) took C) has come/has shown
C) has taken D) came/showed
D) had taken E) was coming/shall show
E) would take
18. They ___ breakfast at 7 and ___ home at eight.
14. He ___ the box yesterday, because he had to do it.
A) have/left
A) would open B) had/left
B) had opening C) had/leave
C) have opened D) have/leaves
D) opens E) had/had left
E) opened
19. Long ago people ___ little about those minerals.
15. While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies
___ about the weather. A) had known
B) knowed
A) discuss/talk
C) will know
B) are discussing/was talking
D) knew
C) being discussed/being talked
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E) have known
D) were discussing/were talking
20. The dentist ___ two of his teeth. One of them ___
E) have discussed/have talked
quite good.
16. She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.
A) pulls out/are
A) had sent B) pull out/was
B) has sent C) pulled out/was
C) sent D) pull out/was
D) send E) pulled out/were
E) was sending

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Answer Key:

1: E 11: D
2: A 12: D
3: C 13: B
4: B 14: E
5: E 15: D
6: B 16: C
7: E 17: D
8: C 18: B
9: C 19: D
10: C 20: C

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