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Past Forms in English Quiz

Do you understand the use of past verb forms in English?

Updated on March 06, 2017

1. They _____ while I was cooking dinner.

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Use the past continuous to express events happening at the same moment of time in the past.

2. There was no food left when I returned. They _____ everything!

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Use the past perfect for something that happened before something else in the past.

3. If she had visited us last summer, she _____ the hikes in the mountains.

4. I _____ the bags before we left on holiday.

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It's possible to use the past simple when speaking about a sequence of events in the past.

5. She told me she was flying to Chicago last week. She _____ in her hotel room last night.

6. If he _____ the window he would repair it.

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Use the past simple in the 'if' clause of the unreal conditional.

7. By the time the presentation began, they _____ their discussion.

8. If I _____ you, I would finish my homework!

9. She is very intelligent. She _____ that!

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Use 'couldn't have + past participle' as a modal verb of deduction in the past to state what you believe was not true.

11. I lit the fire at four and it ______ brightly when Lisa arrived.

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Use the past continuous for something happening at a specific time in the past.

12. I was reading the letter when the wind ______ it out of my hands.

13. Jack ______ the report by the time it was due.

14. They _____ an argument when I arrived to celebrate Pete's birthday.

15. I'm not sure where Jack was yesterday. He ______ visiting Tom.

answer couldn't have been

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Use 'might have been' to express a possibility in a past situation.

16. If Hank _____ you were going to come, he would have made sure to be there.

17. I found this gold coin while I _____ in the garden!

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Use the past continuous to express something that happened while another action was in progress.

18. _____ the dog before they left on vacation?

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Use the past perfect for actions that occur before other events in the past.

19. He said he _____ yesterday.

20. He ______ get up so early when he lived in Los Angeles.

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The negative form of 'used to' is 'didn't use to' because 'did' is in the past.

Past Forms in English Quiz

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Past Forms in English Quiz

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Past Forms in English Quiz

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Tenses are difficult in English. Don't worry! Keep studying the past, present and future as well as other forms such as the conditional and reported speech.