Test: B2. Past Tenses


B2. Past TensesVersion en ligne Test yourself on past tenses! par Jesus David Ramirez Escudero 1 Sorry I shouted at you. I was annoyed because I ... problems with the computer all morning. a had been having b had had c had d was having 2 We ... all the museums in the town by the end of the tour. a visited b had visited c had been visiting d were visiting 3 Tony ... in China for long before the earthquake happened. a hadn't been working b hadn't worked c wasn't working d didn't use to work 4 We missed part of the concert because it ... when we got to the hall. a already started b had already started c hadn't started yet d started already 5 I had breakfast quite early, then I ... to the bus stop and caught the bus. a was going b had gone c went d didn't go 6 Sony offered Neela a job before she ... her degree. a finish b had finished c finished d was finishing 7 Sony offered Neela a job after she ... her degree. a finish b had finished c finished d was finishing 8 Hilary ... as a doctor in Bangladesh for eighteen months. a used to work b would work c worked d was working 9 When I lived in Bilbao, I ... the Guggenheim Museum several times. a would visit b visited c used to visit d was visiting 10 My mother's hair is grey now but she ... beautiful red hair. a used to have b would have c had had d was used to have 11 I recognise you -... to go to Kingston Girls' Club? a used to b didn't you use c not used you d would you 12 Jack ... fruit juice when he was young. a wasn't drinking b didn't used to drink c didn't use to drink d hadn't been drinking 13 We ... dinner when the doorbell rang. a were having b had c would have d used to 14 When Olga was a child, she ... near the sea. a would live b lived c living d was lived 15 It had been ages since ... her. a I've seen b I was seeing c I saw d I used tp see 16 She opened the window and ... my name. a used to shout b shouted c has shouted d had shouted 17 When I got to the concert, I realised ... my ticket at home! a I'd left b I left c had been leaving d was left 18 The little boy was frightened because ... such a big dog before. a he wasn't seeing b he'd never seen c he didn't see d he couldn't see 19 They ... in the garden for hours, and they were exhausted. a have worked b had been working c were worked d had worked 20 I wanted to say "thanks" to Susan, but she ... . a already left b had already been leaving c had already left d has left 21 My brother and I ... swimming almost every day last summer. a went b had been going c were going d had gone 22 We ... when someone knocked at the door. a talked b had talked c were talking d were talked 23 "We had already travelled some distance when the sun rose." Our journey started.... a before sunrise. b at sunrise. c after sunrise. 24 I ... to play football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play now. a would b did c got used d used 25 He ... several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more. a was used to reading b got used to reading c used to read d used to reading 26 We were surprised to see her driving - she ... when we first met her. a didn't use to drive b got used to driving c was used to driving d didn't used to drive 27 When I had to commute to work evry day, I ... very early. a got used to getting up b used to get up c was used to getting up d All the options are possible. 28 Whenever we came to Coventry we always ... in the Central Hotel. We loved it. a used to stay b had stayed c got used to staying 29 When I was a child I ... believe that I was a Jedi. a used to b get used to c would 30 Paul ... treat people badly. a didn't used to b didn't use to c usedn't 31 My grandfather ... tell me stories every night. a would b get used to c used

1

Sorry I shouted at you. I was annoyed because I ... problems with the computer all morning.

a

had been having

b

had had

c

had

d

was having

2

We ... all the museums in the town by the end of the tour.

a

visited

b

had visited

c

had been visiting

d

were visiting

3

Tony ... in China for long before the earthquake happened.

a

hadn't been working

b

hadn't worked

c

wasn't working

d

didn't use to work

4

We missed part of the concert because it ... when we got to the hall.

a

already started

b

had already started

c

hadn't started yet

d

started already

5

I had breakfast quite early, then I ... to the bus stop and caught the bus.

a

was going

b

had gone

c

went

d

didn't go

6

Sony offered Neela a job before she ... her degree.

a

finish

b

had finished

c

finished

d

was finishing

7

Sony offered Neela a job after she ... her degree.

a

finish

b

had finished

c

finished

d

was finishing

8

Hilary ... as a doctor in Bangladesh for eighteen months.

a

used to work

b

would work

c

worked

d

was working

9

When I lived in Bilbao, I ... the Guggenheim Museum several times.

a

would visit

b

visited

c

used to visit

d

was visiting

10

My mother's hair is grey now but she ... beautiful red hair.

a

used to have

b

would have

c

had had

d

was used to have

11

I recognise you -... to go to Kingston Girls' Club?

a

used to

b

didn't you use

c

not used you

d

would you

12

Jack ... fruit juice when he was young.

a

wasn't drinking

b

didn't used to drink

c

didn't use to drink

d

hadn't been drinking

13

We ... dinner when the doorbell rang.

a

were having

b

had

c

would have

d

used to

14

When Olga was a child, she ... near the sea.

a

would live

b

lived

c

living

d

was lived

15

It had been ages since ... her.

a

I've seen

b

I was seeing

c

I saw

d

I used tp see

16

She opened the window and ... my name.

a

used to shout

b

shouted

c

has shouted

d

had shouted

17

When I got to the concert, I realised ... my ticket at home!

a

I'd left

b

I left

c

had been leaving

d

was left

18

The little boy was frightened because ... such a big dog before.

a

he wasn't seeing

b

he'd never seen

c

he didn't see

d

he couldn't see

19

They ... in the garden for hours, and they were exhausted.

a

have worked

b

had been working

c

were worked

d

had worked

20

I wanted to say "thanks" to Susan, but she ... .

a

already left

b

had already been leaving

c

had already left

d

has left

21

My brother and I ... swimming almost every day last summer.

a

went

b

had been going

c

were going

d

had gone

22

We ... when someone knocked at the door.

a

talked

b

had talked

c

were talking

d

were talked

23

"We had already travelled some distance when the sun rose." Our journey started....

a

before sunrise.

b

at sunrise.

c

after sunrise.

24

I ... to play football when I was young. I'm too old and fat to play now.

a

would

b

did

c

got used

d

used

25

He ... several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more.

a

was used to reading

b

got used to reading

c

used to read

d

used to reading

26

We were surprised to see her driving - she ... when we first met her.

a

didn't use to drive

b

got used to driving

c

was used to driving

d

didn't used to drive

27

When I had to commute to work evry day, I ... very early.

a

got used to getting up

b

used to get up

c

was used to getting up

d

All the options are possible.

28

Whenever we came to Coventry we always ... in the Central Hotel. We loved it.

a

used to stay

b

had stayed

c

got used to staying

29

When I was a child I ... believe that I was a Jedi.

a

used to

b

get used to

c

would

30

Paul ... treat people badly.

a

didn't used to

b

didn't use to

c

usedn't

31

My grandfather ... tell me stories every night.

a

would

b

get used to

c

used

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