This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Talking About The Past – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Talking About The Past Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To emphasize the results of an activity in the past A) Could/ may / might + have + pp. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect continuous. D) Past perfect. E) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 2. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.When Vikings lived, did people ..... watch TV? A) Used to. B) Didn't use to. C) Use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use to. 3. The incidence of street crime ..... by five per cent in the last two months. A) Has risen. B) Has been rising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has risen. 4. How do you write HACER in English? A) Want. B) Have. C) Wear. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do. 5. My cousin ..... a touching letter before going home. A) Written. B) Wrotes. C) Writes. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrote. 6. " ..... you at home last night? Yes, I ..... here in my living room. What about you?" A) Was / was. B) Were / was. C) Were / were. D) Was / were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / was. 7. Julius Ceasar won a medal in a competition last week. A) Completed past time. B) Past time that continues up to now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completed past time. 8. What does this mean?Hier soir A) Yesterday. B) 2 days ago. C) Last night. D) Last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last night. 9. Oh yes, I [have known] / [knew] they have been in love with me since last month. A) Have known. B) Knew. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have known. 10. Her parents ..... her new shoes for her birthday. A) Buyed. B) Buys. C) Bought. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bought. 11. What is the correct word to use in this sentence: "You ..... a student at that time." ? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 12. What is the past form of 'should'? A) Would have. B) Could have. C) Should have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 13. The restaurant ..... very busy, but luckily we ..... a table A) Was / 'd reserved. B) Had been / reserved. C) Was / reserved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / 'd reserved. 14. How do you write METERSE in English? A) Ride. B) See. C) Fight. D) Get into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get into. 15. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.When Vikings lived, why did children ..... work like adults? A) Used to. B) Didn't use to. C) Use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use to. 16. They tried to make me go to rehab, but I ..... no. A) Said. B) Says. C) Say. D) Sayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 17. Who can tell you amazing stories about life in the past? A) The teacher. B) An archaeologist. C) A priest. D) A shoopkeeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An archaeologist. 18. I started a band the year before last. A) Completed past time. B) Past time that continues up to now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completed past time. 19. Many of the survivors ..... in the fields when the earthquake struck. A) Worked. B) Were working. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were working. 20. Choose the correct form of the question:a) Was she at the meeting last night? b) Were she at the meeting last night? c) Was she at the meeting last night at? d) Were she at the meeting last night? A) Was she at the meeting last night?. B) Were she at the meeting last night?. C) Were she at the meeting last night?. D) Was she at the meeting last night at?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was she at the meeting last night?. 21. ..... you ..... (go) out Friday night? A) Did/go. B) Where/go. C) Where/went. D) Did/went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did/go. 22. Which one is about an action that happened in a time that is not finished? A) I have washed my clothes by hand this morning. B) I washed my clothes by hand last week. C) I was washing my clothes by hand when my mum came. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have washed my clothes by hand this morning. 23. How did Meg spend her weekend? A) Yes, I did. I worked all day. B) No, I didn't. I didn't go anywhere. C) She went to a karaoke bar and sang with some friends. D) He stayed at home and studied for a test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She went to a karaoke bar and sang with some friends. 24. Where ..... you yesterday? A) Does. B) Was. C) Were. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 25. When I was in high school, I studied in Mexico City for a semester. A) Completed past time. B) Past time that continues up to now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completed past time. 26. DiMaggio was a famous ..... A) Sportstist. B) Sporter. C) Sportsman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sportsman. 27. I ..... my homework when Faten ..... to visit me. I stopped immediately because I was so excited to see her. A) Was doing ; came. B) Did ; came. C) Was doing ; was coming. D) Do ; comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing ; came. 28. The thieves ran out of the bank, ..... into their car and sped away up the high street. A) Jumped. B) Were jumping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped. 29. How do you write TENER in English? A) Have. B) Want. C) Do. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 30. It was a hot summer's day. We ..... in the garden and the sun ..... A) Were sitting / was shining. B) Sat / shone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sitting / was shining. 31. LOS PRONOMBRES $_{WE, YOU, THEY}$ TRABAJAN CON EL VERBO TO BE DEL PASADO CON $_{WERE}$ A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 32. What's the past tense for SEE? A) Saw. B) Sees. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 33. They ..... a letter last week. A) Wrote. B) Was. C) Write. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrote. 34. Rewrite the sentences using was, wasn't, were, or weren't:Did he stay at home yesterday? A) He wasn't in class yesterday. B) He wasn't at work yesterday. C) Was Tony at home yesterday?. D) He was at a baseball game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was Tony at home yesterday?. 35. After Italy I went to Central America A) Completed past time. B) Past time that continues up to now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completed past time. 36. What's the past tense for LIKE? A) Liked. B) Likes. C) Lide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liked. 37. True or FalseIs this a correct sentence: "Last year I would go on holiday to Scotland." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. I ..... the garbage out last night. A) Have put. B) Put. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put. 39. My son ..... after I ..... on the ground a few minutes ago. I'm so angry at him. A) Laughed; fell. B) Laughs ; fall. C) Will laugh; will fall. D) Was laughing ; was falling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughed; fell. 40. Select the sentence that is incorrect. A) They were at the beach all day. B) I was really tired after the long day. C) I were happy to see them. D) He wasn't feeling well yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I were happy to see them. 41. Q:What ..... Ms. Ryan ..... at 3 o'clock yesterday?A:Writing. We were on page 19 in the Writing book at the time. A) Was; teaching. B) Did; teach. C) Did; taught. D) Was; teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was; teaching. 42. In 2020, TikTok ..... super popular during the pandemic. A) Become. B) Became. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Became. 43. What's the meaning of USED TO? A) Soler. B) Usar. C) Usado. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soler. 44. CUAL ES LA FORMA EN PASADO DE "DO-DOES" A) DID. B) DOES. C) DO. D) WAS-WERE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DID. 45. " ..... many DVDs in my house when I was a kid. Now we just watch films on Netflix and Disney Plus." A) There were. B) There was. C) There weren't. D) There wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were. 46. People who are older than you can tell you ..... A) Who are the people you know. B) True stories about the past. C) Their names. D) To be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True stories about the past. 47. Choose the sentence that is correct in past. A) I did my English homework. B) I do homework yesterday. C) I my homework did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I did my English homework. 48. Is this sentence correct?They makes a mess. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 49. What ..... you doing at 1:00 yesterday? A) Did. B) Were. C) Are. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 50. We use ..... to talk about something that is usual or familiar. A) Be used to. B) Get used to. C) Used to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be used to. 51. No they ..... , they were in London. A) Was. B) Weren't. C) Were. D) Wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 52. How often ..... you ..... your friends when you were young? A) Were ; visiting. B) Were ; visit. C) Do; visit. D) Did ; visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did ; visit. 53. The pool in the hotel was absolutely filthy so wi didn't ..... in it. A) Swam. B) Swim. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swim. 54. Did you stay home on Saturday? A) No, I didn't. I go out with my friends. B) No, I didn't. I went out with my friends. C) Yes I did. I stayed at the mall. D) Yes, I did. I went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, I didn't. I went out with my friends. 55. My brother really likes to ..... objects. A) Designer. B) Design. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Design. 56. Which word goes in the blank?In the past, people ..... watch television, as there was no electricity. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 57. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.When Vikings lived, people ..... make their own clothes. A) Used to. B) Didn't use to. C) Use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to. 58. Choose the correct sentence:a) We wasn't at the party last weekend. b) We wasn't at the party last weekend. c) We were at the party last weekend. d) We were not at the party last weekend. A) We were not at the party last weekend. B) We wasn't at the party last weekend. C) We were at the party last weekend. D) We wasn't at the party last weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We were at the party last weekend. 59. "When I ..... a kid, I ..... sleep late. I had to wake up at 5AM to go to school." A) Were / couldn't. B) Were / could. C) Was / could. D) Was / couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was / couldn't. 60. I ..... MY FRENCH UNTIL I ..... THAT CONFERENCE A) HAD NEVER USED / HAD ATTENDED. B) HAD NEVER USED / ATTENDED. C) HAVE NEVER USED / ATTENDED. D) NEVER USED / HAVE ATTENDED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HAD NEVER USED / ATTENDED. 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