This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Talking About The Past – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Talking About The Past Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What time did you go? A) I went with my friends. B) To Coyote. C) We went at around 11:30pm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went at around 11:30pm. 2. They ..... TV when she ..... to their house. A) Watched / was getting. B) Watching / got. C) Were watching / got. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching / got. 3. Which word goes in the blank? In the past, people ..... only travel to far-away places by riding camels. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 4. My brother ..... a book club, but he ..... after a few weeks. A) Has joined / was quitting. B) Joined / quit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joined / quit. 5. He ..... hungry because he ..... a big breakfast. A) Hadn't been / ate. B) Wasn't / 'd eaten. C) Was / was eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't / 'd eaten. 6. Describe an action that happened before a specific time in the past A) Past simple. B) Past perfect. C) Past continuous. D) Past perfect continuous. E) Must + have + pp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 7. Which of the following is a correct question? A) Was you there when I arrived?. B) Were you there when I arrived?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you there when I arrived?. 8. The early rains were a disappointment as we ..... to reach the coast before the monsoon set in. A) Expected. B) Had expected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had expected. 9. My English class has been so much more interesting since the winter break 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: B) Past time that continues up to now. 10. Laura has wanted to study abroad for a long time. 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: B) Past time that continues up to now. 11. How do you write DISFRUTAR in English? A) Enjoy. B) Love. C) Hate. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoy. 12. "When I ..... studying at school, I ..... watch Netflix only when I finished my homework." A) Was / could. B) Were / could. C) Weren't / couldn't. D) Was / couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / could. 13. News is coming of an incident in Parliament. A group of armed men ..... the building and is holding hostages. A) Surrounded. B) Has surrounded. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has surrounded. 14. Write each sentence in its negative form:Brendan's parents were doctors. A) Brendan's parents wasn't doctors. B) Brendan's parents weren't doctors. C) Brendan's parents not doctors. D) Brendan's parents isn't doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brendan's parents weren't doctors. 15. Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe; he ..... in the rain. A) Had been running. B) Was running. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 16. Which tense is used to talk about something that was true for some time in the past? A) Future in the past. B) Past simple. C) Present perfect. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past simple. 17. Is "used to" used properly in this sentence?When I was younger, I used to be much shorter than I am now. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 18. " ..... you tell me what's going on? My parents ..... talking to me and I ..... hear you." A) Could / was / could. B) Was / were / could. C) Were / weren't / couldn't. D) Could / were / couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could / were / couldn't. 19. Anna hurt her wrist 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. 20. I REMEMBER THAT CONCERT. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME ..... THE BAND PLAY ALIVE. A) I'VE SEEN. B) I'D SEEN. C) I WAS SEEING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'D SEEN. 21. Popeye is the most famous ..... A) Sailor. B) Sailer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sailor. 22. For stative verbs A) Past simple. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Past continuous. D) Would. E) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 23. Amira ..... pictures of her rented dress. A) Takes. B) Took. C) Tooked. D) Taked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 24. She ..... a teacher in the 1970s. What is the correct word? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 25. No I ..... I was in San Francisco A) Were. B) Wasn't. C) Was. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't. 26. I grew up in a house that ..... to my great grandfather. We ..... it now because it was too big for my small family. A) Belonged/ sold. B) Was belonging/ have sold. C) Belonged/ have sold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Belonged/ have sold. 27. Which tense is used to talk about something that started in the past and continues in the present? A) Future in the past. B) Past continuous. C) Present perfect. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present perfect. 28. A storm ..... (break) out while Tina and Mei Ling ..... (shop). A) Broken, were shopping. B) Broke, were shopping. C) Was breaking out, shopped. D) Broken, shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke, were shopping. 29. What's the past tense for HAVE? A) Had. B) Has. C) Haved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 30. How do you write VIVIR in English?? A) Use. B) Live. C) Like. D) Grow up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live. 31. She [has moved] / [moved] to Italy last January. She said it was too cold in the Netherlands for her to stay. A) Has moved. B) Moved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moved. 32. He ..... happy with the result. A) Isn't be. B) Weren't. C) Wasn't. D) Not be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't. 33. Frank ..... an actor in the 1990s. Which word is correct? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 34. We ..... much less beef recently because of the crisis, but we think it's safe to start again now. A) Eat. B) Have been eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been eating. 35. How do you write CRECER in English? A) Grow up. B) Live. C) Like. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow up. 36. What is the past ofIS, ARE and GO? A) Was, were, went. B) Was, where, went. C) Was, were, goed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was, were, went. 37. What did Nick do on Saturday? 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: D) He stayed at home and studied for a test. 38. Il y a quatre jours? A) 4 days ago. B) 14 years ago. C) 14 months ago. D) 4 weeks ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 days ago. 39. What's the past tense for BE? A) Is/are. B) Been. C) Was/ were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/ were. 40. To express uncertainty about something in the past A) Must + have + pp. B) Would. C) Could/ may / might + have + pp. D) Past perfect continuous. E) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could/ may / might + have + pp. 41. What ..... your best friend's name when you were in high school? A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 42. How do you write VER in English? A) Enjoy. B) Love. C) Watch. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watch. 43. Select the correct negative form of the sentence: "I was at the library yesterday." A) I were not at the library yesterday. B) I wasn't at the library yesterday. C) I weren't at the library yesterday. D) I was not at the library yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wasn't at the library yesterday. 44. Last year ..... very hard. 2019 should be better. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 45. To express complete action in the past A) Past perfect continuous. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Would. E) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Past simple. 46. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.John ..... like Mary, but he doesn't now. A) Used to. B) Didn't use to. C) Use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to. 47. Adam would read Doraemon comics when he was on holiday. A) An action in the past. B) Something that is usual or familiar. C) The process of something becoming familiar. D) A state in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An action in the past. 48. The past form of "make" is ..... A) Maked. B) Make. C) Made. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made. 49. Which word correctly completes the sentence: "Roberta ..... at the party last night." ? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 50. Life has definitely been interesting so far. 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: B) Past time that continues up to now. 51. What ..... he ..... (watch) on television when you arrived? A) Were / watching. B) Was/ watch. C) Were / watch. D) Was / watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was / watching. 52. I think my parents ..... this car because of the color. A) Chosen. B) Chose. C) Has choose. D) Choosed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chose. 53. What's the past tense for ENJOY? A) Enjoys. B) Enjoied. C) Enjoyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoyed. 54. When they ..... , the concert ..... A) Were arriving / already began. B) Arrived / had already begun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived / had already begun. 55. Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence:Your friends was at the museum yesterday. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 56. You ..... your teeth about half an hour ago. A) Brushed. B) Have brushed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brushed. 57. ULA ..... WORK FOR THE DAY WHEN THE EMAIL ..... A) HAD LEFT/WAS ARRIVING. B) LEFT/HAD ARRIVED. C) WAS LEAVING/HAVE ARRIVED. D) WAS LEAVING/ARRIVED. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WAS LEAVING/ARRIVED. 58. I ..... a car at 18. A) Had. B) Haved. C) Have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 59. The nurses' strike ..... the current waiting time for minor surgery by two to three weeks. A) Increased. B) Has increased. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has increased. 60. Choose the correct question:a) Were we having lunch at 12:00? b) Was we having lunch at 12:00? c) Were we have lunch at 12:00? d) Was we have lunch at 12:00? A) Was we have lunch at 12:00?. B) Was we having lunch at 12:00?. C) Were we have lunch at 12:00?. D) Were we having lunch at 12:00?. 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