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Duplicate of Past tenses [Advanced]
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Practice of the past tenses for advanced learners of English
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1
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
was sleeping
had been sleeping
slept
has slept
2
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Continuous
3
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
had mastered
has mastered
was mastering
mastered
4
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
was shining
had shone
had been shining
shone
5
When I was a child, my brothers and I were always _________________together.
playing
played
6
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
7
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
got used to read
would read
used to reading
was used to read
8
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
9
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
10
What is meant by the phrase: 'William Wordsworth wrote many poems'.
William Wordsworth is dead, so he can't write any more poems
William Wordsworth will write more poems in the future
11
We __________________ to make a turkey every Christmas.
would
used
12
My sister______________ into problems at school.
was always getting
always used get
13
I wasn't used to ... up so early.
get
got
getting
14
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did had
do have
do had
did have
15
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
was turning / was sitting
turned / sat
turned / was sitting
was turning / sat
16
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / watched
did / was watching
was doing / watched
was doing / was watching
17
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to be
would
used to being
was used to being
18
What is meant by the phrase: 'John has worked in this company for 10 years'?
John still works in this company.
John works in another company now
19
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
False
True
20
Santa used _________ me present when I was young.
giving
to give
21
My neighbour would never ______________ hello to me.
to say
say
22
What is meant by the phrase: 'I have been working on my computer for four hours'
I may not be working on my computer now
I'm definitely not working on my computer now
