This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Talking About The Past – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Talking About The Past Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do you write AMAR in English? A) Love. B) Hate. C) Watch. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 2. To describe the cause of something in the past A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. E) Could/ may / might + have + pp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. I ..... to school this morning because I have a flat tire. A) Walk. B) Walks. C) Walked. D) Walken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walked. 6. What time ..... you go to bed last night? A) Are. B) Were. C) Do. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 7. How long ..... your parents in Europe? A) Were. B) Was. C) Wasn't. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. J'ai dit A) I said. B) I saw. C) I took. D) I wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Which tense is used to talk about something that happened once in the past? A) Past continuous. B) Future in the past. C) Past simple. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past simple. 16. ..... the concert OK?-No, it ..... It ..... was horrible! A) Was / wasn't / was. B) Were / wasn't / was. C) Was / weren't / was. D) Was / wasn't / were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / wasn't / was. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. What's the past tense for HATE? A) Hated. B) Hates. C) Hating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hated. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. My dad used to be an archaeologist when he lived in Egypt. A) Something that is usual or familiar. B) An action in the past. C) A state in the past. D) The process of something becoming familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A state in the past. 23. He ..... (break) his leg, and ..... (lie) in the hospital when I ..... (go) to visit him. A) Was breaking, lied, went. B) Broke, was lying, went. C) Broke, was lying, gone. D) Was breaking, was lying, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke, was lying, went. 24. ..... 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. 25. 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. 26. Nosotros ..... un pastel para compartir con la familia. A) Hice. B) Hicieron. C) Hicimos. D) Hacer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hicimos. 27. 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. 28. Most kids ..... since the first grade. They grew up a little! A) Changed. B) Change. C) Changes. D) Changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changed. 29. 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. 30. Your friends ..... at the museum yesterday. Which word is correct? A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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