This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Talking About The Past – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Talking About The Past Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... MY FRENCH UNTIL I ..... THAT CONFERENCE A) HAVE NEVER USED / ATTENDED. B) HAD NEVER USED / ATTENDED. C) NEVER USED / HAVE ATTENDED. D) HAD NEVER USED / HAD ATTENDED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HAD NEVER USED / ATTENDED. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Describe an action that happened before a specific time in the past A) Past perfect. B) Must + have + pp. C) Past continuous. D) Past simple. E) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect. 8. 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?. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. How do you write DISFRUTAR in English? A) Hate. B) Watch. C) Love. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoy. 13. "When I ..... studying at school, I ..... watch Netflix only when I finished my homework." A) Were / could. B) Was / could. C) Weren't / couldn't. D) Was / couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was / could. 14. 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. 15. Write each sentence in its negative form:Brendan's parents were doctors. A) Brendan's parents not doctors. B) Brendan's parents isn't doctors. C) Brendan's parents weren't doctors. D) Brendan's parents wasn't doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brendan's parents weren't doctors. 16. 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. 17. Which tense is used to talk about something that was true for some time in the past? A) Present perfect. B) Future in the past. C) Past simple. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past simple. 18. 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. 19. " ..... 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Popeye is the most famous ..... A) Sailor. B) Sailer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sailor. 23. For stative verbs A) Past simple. B) Would. C) Past continuous. D) Past perfect continuous. E) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 24. Amira ..... pictures of her rented dress. A) Taked. B) Took. C) Takes. D) Tooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 25. 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. 26. No I ..... I was in San Francisco A) Wasn't. B) Was. C) Weren't. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 27. 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. 28. 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 simple. C) Present perfect. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present perfect. 29. A storm ..... (break) out while Tina and Mei Ling ..... (shop). A) Was breaking out, shopped. B) Broke, were shopping. C) Broken, were shopping. D) Broken, shopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke, were shopping. 30. What's the past tense for HAVE? A) Had. B) Has. C) Haved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesTalking About The Past Quiz 1Talking About The Past Quiz 2Talking About The Past Quiz 4Talking About The Past Quiz 5Talking About The Past Quiz 6Talking About The Past Quiz 7Talking About The Past Quiz 8Talking About The Past Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books