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(1)Exercises of the past tenses Exercise : 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 “Who ate all the cookies?” “Cuong……………… ” A has B ate C did D had Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps………………………… A used B has used C has been used D had been used Did you say that you…………here three days ago ? A came B had come C have come D come I……………… to school late because the clock didn’t go off A go B went C had gone D woke up We …………………….five lessons yesterday A have B had C has D has got He stayed up late last night and ……………………get up early A couldn’t B can’t C has to D had to Old farmers did not …………………work with computers A used to B use to C use D have used 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 Someone……………………before 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 Lop2.net (2) 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 brother……………the 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 leftarrived 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 Lop2.net (3) A has left- comes B left – had come C had left – came D had left would come Exercise : Verb – form They ( never/ find) where he (hide) the money He (sit) in a cafÐ 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 10.Last Sunday, when we (visit) our uncle, he (go) on business abroad Lop2.net (4) KEYS OF EXERCISES OF PAST TENSES Exercise : 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 Lop2.net (5)