This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Talking About The Past – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Talking About The Past Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. SHE ..... A PARTICULARLY LARGE MEAL AND SHE SUDDENLY STARTED TO FEEL SICK. A) HAS EATEN. B) HAS BEEN EATING. C) HAD EATEN. D) USED TO EAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAD EATEN. 2. The village ..... very quiet and remote until they built the motorway two years ago. A) Has been. B) Used to be. C) Was never. D) Wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to be. 3. Last summer me and my family ..... to Turkey A) Went. B) Going. C) Go. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 4. By the middle of the 1960s many parts of Europe ..... a tremendous economic boom. A) Experienced. B) Were experiencing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were experiencing. 5. What time ..... Sara ..... this morning? A) Does ; arrives. B) Did; arrive. C) Was ; arriving. D) Was ; arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did; arrive. 6. Is this sentence correct? He go to the supermarket yesterday. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 7. How ..... you ..... (spend) your last birthday? A) Much/spend. B) Did/spent. C) Did/spend. D) Did/spended. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did/spend. 8. Rewrite the sentences using was, wasn't, were, or weren't:He didn't go to work 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: B) He wasn't at work yesterday. 9. Select the correct word: "There ..... lots of people in town." A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 10. Select the best word to complete the sentence."Our class had a very difficult math exam ..... Friday." A) IN. B) YESTERDAY. C) LAST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LAST. 11. We don't use ..... to talk about past states. A) Get used to. B) Used to. C) Would. D) Be used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 12. Thomas ..... when the mailman ..... the doorbell. A) Slept / rang. B) Was sleeping / rang. C) Slept / was ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping / rang. 13. Yesterday, a week (month, year) ago, last (month, year, weekend, Monday) night, the day before yesterday, two days (months, years) ago A) Would. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past simple. E) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past simple. 14. Choose the correct word: "We ..... in college together." A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 15. Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence:They wasn't at the restaurant last night. A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 16. We use ..... to talk about the process of something becoming familiar. A) Would. B) Be used to. C) Get used to. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get used to. 17. I ..... many books this year. A) Readed. B) Reed. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read. 18. We ..... football with friends yesterday. A) Play. B) Plaid. C) Plays. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Played. 19. Ellos estaban vendiendo libros A) They wasn't selling books. B) They weren't selling books. C) They were selling books. D) They was selling books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were selling books. 20. We use ..... to talk about actions we did regularly in the past but don't anymore. A) Be used to. B) Used to. C) Would. D) Get used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to. 21. Enzo has enjoyed writing for pleasure since he started high school. 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. 22. The past form of "buy" is ..... A) Buyed. B) Bought. C) Did buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 23. What's the past tense for GROW? A) Grew. B) Growed. C) Grown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grew. 24. How do you write AMAR in English? A) Love. B) Hate. C) Watch. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 25. To describe the cause of something in the past A) Could/ may / might + have + pp. B) Past perfect. C) Past continuous. D) Past simple. E) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Past perfect continuous. 26. Which word goes in the blank?In the past, people ..... talk to family or friends in faraway places, as there were no phones. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 27. Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence:Roberta was / were at the party last night. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 28. I ..... to school this morning because I have a flat tire. A) Walks. B) Walked. C) Walk. D) Walken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked. 29. How long ..... your parents in Europe? A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 30. Irregular verbs in past ..... A) End with-ing. B) End with-ed. C) They are all different. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are all different. 31. Select the best word to complete the sentence."I arrived at 8.30 at the mall ..... " A) IN. B) YESTERDAY. C) LAST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YESTERDAY. 32. He has gone shopping twice this morning. A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Present perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present perfect. 33. Select the best word to complete the sentence."I saw a doctor ..... week because I was sick." A) IN. B) YESTERDAY. C) LAST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LAST. 34. When I was a child, both my parents used to go out to work., so while they ..... , my grandmother ..... look after me. A) Would be out/ would. B) Were out/ would. C) Were out/ was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were out/ would. 35. Since the motorway was built in my village, a lot of new people ..... to live in the area and the old social structure ..... A) Came/ been changing. B) Have come/ were changing. C) Have come/ have gradually been changing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have come/ have gradually been changing. 36. Which tense is used to talk about something that happened once in the past? A) Future in the past. B) Present perfect. C) Past continuous. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past simple. 37. ..... the concert OK?-No, it ..... It ..... was horrible! A) Was / wasn't / was. B) Was / wasn't / were. C) Were / wasn't / was. D) Was / weren't / was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / wasn't / was. 38. Chris and I ..... happy about the news. What is the correct word? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 39. Is this sentence correct? He get a good score on his test. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 40. What's the past tense for HATE? A) Hated. B) Hates. C) Hating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hated. 41. While they ..... (wander) around, they ..... (come) across an interesting book on mysterious houses. A) Were wandering, came. B) Wandering, came. C) Wandered, were coming. D) Wandered, coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were wandering, came. 42. Select the best word to complete the sentence."We ate some rice and vegetables for lunch ..... the afternoon." A) IN. B) YESTERDAY. C) LAST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IN. 43. My dad used to be an archaeologist when he lived in Egypt. A) An action in the past. B) The process of something becoming familiar. C) A state in the past. D) Something that is usual or familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A state in the past. 44. He ..... (break) his leg, and ..... (lie) in the hospital when I ..... (go) to visit him. A) Was breaking, was lying, went. B) Was breaking, lied, went. C) Broke, was lying, went. D) Broke, was lying, gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broke, was lying, went. 45. ..... Chinese when you were in Kunming? A) Have you learned. B) Did you learn. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you learn. 46. True or False Is this correct: "It is said that Neanderthals could not speak." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Nosotros ..... un pastel para compartir con la familia. A) Hice. B) Hicieron. C) Hacer. D) Hicimos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hicimos. 48. Translate:Luis era mi mejor amigo. A) Luis is my best friend. B) Luis used to be my best friend. C) Luis was my best friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luis was my best friend. 49. Most kids ..... since the first grade. They grew up a little! A) Change. B) Changing. C) Changed. D) Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changed. 50. Select the best word to complete the sentence."I moved to this city ..... 2010." A) IN. B) YESTERDAY. C) LAST. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IN. 51. Your friends ..... at the museum yesterday. Which word is correct? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 52. IT LOOKS AS IF HE ..... AGAIN. HIS EYES ARE ALL RED AND PUFFY. A) IS CRYING. B) CRIED. C) HAS BEEN CRYING. D) HAD BEEN CRYING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAS BEEN CRYING. 53. Is this sentence correct? He saved the shot. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 54. Maria and Eduardo ..... at school, they ..... at the movies. A) Was-wasn't. B) Weren't-were. C) Were-was. D) Were-were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't-were. 55. While Christian Nodal ..... , Angela Aguilar joined him on stage. A) Was performing. B) Performed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was performing. 56. Brendan was surprised to find the gas tank empty as he ..... the truck twice that week. A) Had only been using. B) Had only used. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had only used. 57. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.When Vikings lived, people ..... walk everywhere. A) Used to. B) Didn't use to. C) Use to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to. 58. He's really much more handsome in the flesh than I ..... A) Thought. B) Have thought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thought. 59. To describe what someone was doing at a particular point in time A) Past perfect. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Past continuous. D) Could/ may / might + have + pp. E) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past continuous. 60. This country ..... the latest influx of political refugees. A) Has been welcoming. B) Has welcomed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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