Ex. 3: Past Tenses

Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous? Choose the right answer.

1. He       a new car last year. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He bought a new car last year. (Correct)

2. He       London two years ago. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He visited London two years ago. (Correct)

3. I       yesterday because I was sick. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I didn't work yesterday because I was sick. (Correct)

4. She fell asleep while she       TV. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She fell asleep while she was watching TV. (Correct)

5. She probably lost her keys while she       in the park. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She probably lost her keys while she was walking in the park. (Correct)

6. He       at four o'clock yesterday. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He was sleeping at four o'clock yesterday. (Correct)

7. First he       as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer. (Correct)(Incorrect)

First he worked as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer. (Correct)

8. Christopher Columbus       America in 1492. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. (Correct)

9. By the time I came back, Mike and Jane       , so I couldn't tell them about it. (Correct)(Incorrect)

By the time I came back, Mike and Jane had already left , so I couldn't tell them about it. (Correct)

10. His eyes were red in the morning because he       all night. (Correct)(Incorrect)

His eyes were red in the morning because he had been reading all night. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.