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Past tenses (C1)
Past tenses (C1)
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1
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / watched
did / was watching
was doing / watched
was doing / was watching
2
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
used to reading
got used to read
would read
was used to read
3
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
4
I've been to Paris last year.
GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT
GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT
5
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
do had
do have
did had
did have
6
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
had mastered
was mastering
has mastered
mastered
7
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
FALSE
TRUE
8
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
9
What is meant by the phrase: 'John has worked in this company for 10 years'?
John works in another company now
John still works in this company.
10
I was thinking it is tastes bad!
GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT
GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT
11
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
12
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the present
A wish for the past
13
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
GRAMATICALLY CORRECT
GRAMATICALLY INCORRECT
14
I wasn't used ... up so early.
get
got
to get
to getting
15
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
would be
used to be
was used to being
used to being
16
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
had been shining
shone
had shone
was shining
17
I was thinking about moving to London.
GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT
GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT
18
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
was turning / was sitting
turned / sat
turned / was sitting
was turning / sat
19
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
was sleeping
has slept
slept
had been sleeping
20
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
