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Exercises of the past tenses 
Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer : 
1-“How are you feeling ?” “I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ..” 
A. has come	B. had come	C. comes	D. came 
2. “Who ate all the cookies?” “Cuong..” 
A. has	B. ate	 C. did	D. had 
3. Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps.
A. used	B. has used 	C. has been used	D. had been used 
4. Did you say that youhere three days ago ? 
A. came	B. had come	C. have come	D. come 
5. I..to school late because the clock didn’t go off .
A. go	B. went 	C. had gone	D. woke up 
6. We .five lessons yesterday 
A. have	B. had	C. has	D. has got 
7. He stayed up late last night and get up early 
A. couldn’t 	B. can’t 	C. has to 	D. had to 
8. Old farmers did not work with computers 
A. used to 	B. use to 	C. use 	D. have used 
9. She ..delighted . She had passed all her exams
A. had been 	B. was 	C. had 	D. is 
10. We didn’t go to the cinema because we that film .
A, saw already	B. already saw	C. already had seen D. had already seen 
11. I. the village because I had been there before 
A. had recognized	B. recognize	C. recognized	D. have recognized 
12. When he, everyone
A. arrived – had left 	B. had arrived – left 
C. would arrive – leaves 	D. arrived – has left 
13. The room smelled terrible. Someonebefore I came .
A. had smoked	B. smoked	C. seemed to smoke 	D. would smoke 
14. She..her lessons from seven to nine last night 
A. did	B. had done	C.was doing 	D. has been doing 
15. Oh, you had been here yesterday, I.you..until tomorrow .
A. thought – were coming 	B. didn’t think – were coming
C. think - will come 	D. thought – were not coming 
16. We were told that the workers ..an old bridge at that time 
A. were repairing 	B. are repairing 	C. repaired	D. had repaired 
17. Janet some washing this time yesterday .
A. is doing	B. had done	C. was doing	D. were doing 
18. By the time they came , we our dinner .
A. had finished	B. finished	C. would finish	D. were finishing 
19. Before my brotherthe university,he had served in the army for three years.
A. entered	B. had entered	C. enter	D. was entering 
20.Tom was disapointed that most of the guests.when he.at the party.
A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived	C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived 
21. My brother while he .his bycicle and hurt himself .
A. fell – was riding B. was falling – rode 
C. had fallen - rode	 D. had fallen – was riding 
22. I’m sure I .her four years ago . 
A. have seen 	B. saw	C. had seen	D. will see 
23. Father promised he ..me a bicycle.
A. is buying B. will buy 	C. would buy	D. wasa buying 
24. By 11 o’clock yesterday , we ..at the airport .
A. had arrived 	B. have arrived 	C. shall arrive 	D. arrive 
25. He .. out when someone called at the office 
A. has just gone 	B. had just gone	C. just went	D. just now went 
26. “Is Tom going away?” “I think so . He ..for a better job , but he didn’t get it” 
A. had hoped	B. was hoped	C. was hoping	D. would hope
27. My uncle .. until he was forty five .
A. married 	B. didn’t marry 	C. was not marrying 	D. wouldn’t marry 
28. Old McDonald gave up smoking for a while , but soon .to his old ways. 
A. returned	B.returns 	C. was returning	D. had returned 
29. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ..at a radio shop at the time .
A. had worked 	B. was working 	C. had been working	D. had working 
30. Helen her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband .home.
A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came 	D. had left - would come 
Exercise 2 : Verb – form 
They ( never/ find) where he (hide) the money 
He (sit) in a café when I ( see) him 
While I (walk) home yesterday , I (find) a wallet 
Although the weather was not so good, they all (enjoy) the field trip last week 
The lesson ( already/ start) when I (arrive) 
Yesterday, she (offer) to pay me for helping her , but of course I (not/ accept) the offer
We (meet) while we (study)in Liverpool
When he (travel) on the underground, someone (steal) her bag 
They (go) home after they (finish) their work 
Last Sunday, when we (visit) our uncle, he (go) on business abroad .
KEYS OF EXERCISES OF PAST TENSES
Exercise 1 : 
1.D	2.C	3.D	4.D	5.C	6.B	7.A	8.B	9.B	10.D 
11.C	12.A	13.A	14.C	15.B	16.D	17.C	18.A	19.A	20. D
21.A	22.B	23.C	24.A	25.B	26.A	27.B	28.A	29.B	30. C
Exercise 2: 
found – had hidden 
was sitting - saw
was working- found
enjoyed
had already started – arrived 
offered – didn’t accept
met – was studying
was stravelling – stove
went – had finished 
 10.visited – had gone