Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. After I ..... (finish) the report, I saw that it ..... (be) too late.
2. Uncle David ..... (go) to the doctor after he ..... (be) ill for a month.
3. Before you arrived, the participants ..... the library.
4. Deb:How long (3) ..... (the trip / take)?
5. To go somewhere that is unknown or dangerous
6. Mum once ..... (paint) a picture although she ..... (never, learn) it.
7. The reporter interview the mayor before the event.
8. When the friends ..... to the cinema, the film ..... (to get/to start)
9. He (hear) ..... the news, (go) to the telephone and (call) ..... a friend.
10. I ..... to help my Dad to wash the dishes last night
11. The children had tidied up the room before they ..... for exercise that morning.
12. In the evenings we usually (go) ..... to a pub.
13. Cling
14. Choose the sentence that uses the past perfect tense:A) We had already left when the movie started. B) We already left when the movie starts.
15. The dog had chased the bird before it ..... out of the yard.
16. Jenny lost the key after she ..... to the washroom.
17. My sister cried after her wounds .....
18. They (notify) ..... the company after they (arrive) ..... home.
19. Which is the correct past perfect question form?
20. I eat dinner when my friend call me.
21. The rain ..... an hour ago.
22. Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence:He played soccer with his friends.
23. Choose the correct simple past form of shake.
24. All of the items below are examples of time expressions. Which doesn't belong to the group?
25. Identify the past participle of the verb "drive" .