9th Grade Past Tenses Test

Test. Past Tenses. 9th grade.
I.
Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for
you.
1 I suddenly remembered that I forgot / I had forgotten my keys.
2 While Diana watched / was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power
cut.
3 Tom used to live / would live in the house at the end of the street.
4 Who was driving /drove the car at the time of the accident?
5 By the time Sheila got back, Chris went / had gone.
6 David ate / had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.
7 I did / was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
8 I used to like / was liking sweets much more than I do now.
9 What exactly were you doing / did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
10 Laura missed the party because no-one was telling / had told her about it.
11 Tanya would / used to be a doctor.
II.
Put the verbs into Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect или Past Perfect
Continuous.
to take
1. Nick didn’t answer the phone because he _______ a shower.
2. I couldn’t find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my brother __________ it to
school.
3. Freddy_________the torch and walked downstairs.
4. They __________ the exam for 2 hours when Mr.Smith entered the room.
to wash
1. I saw Sue in the cafe. She _____________ the windows there.
2. They __________their car two days ago.
3. By the time I came home Mum_____ already___________ the dishes.
4. Sally’s sister ___________ the mushrooms since the early morning, so she decided to
help her.
to do
1. By midnight I _________all the work and went to bed.
2. We __________our project when you phoned.
3. Paul ____________ that crossword since morning and was puzzled.
4. Mummy_________________ her hair quickly and left for work.
III. Choose the correct forms of the predicates in the Past Tenses:
1. They left after we ______ the program.
a) had discussed b) was discussing c) had been discussing d) discussed
2. We were tired as we ________ for more than four hours
a) was walking b) walked c) had been walking d) had walked
3. My brother ______ very shy in his childhood.
a) did b) had been c) were d) was
4. What ________ last Monday?
a) happened b) was happening c) had happened d) happens
5. It ______ all day yesterday.
a) rained b) was raining c) had rained d) had been rained
6. We ______ great fun at the Halloween party last year.
a) was having b) had c) has had d) are having
7. At last he got the opportunity he _______ for so long.
a) had been waiting b) waited c) were waiting d) is waiting
8. When I came home my father ______ dinner and was looking through the newspaper.
a) is having b) were having c) had had d) had
9. I thought she was the most intellectual woman I __ ever _____.
a) has met b) was meeting c) met d) had met
10. The room looked beautiful, as she _______ the furniture and the curtains.
a) had changed b) changed c) was changing d) is changing
IV.Rewrite the sentences using used to
Example: She was a Science teacher. She isn’t now. — She used to be a Science teacher.
1.We didn’t have a dishwasher when I was little.
2. Jim played in the team last year. He doesn’t play anymore.
3. I knew few famous people. Now many of them are my friends.
4. My granny enjoyed knitting. Now she prefers outdoor activities.
5. My skin looked pale in spring. Now I’m sun-tanned.
6. My sister doesn’t live with us anymore. She got married and moved to Paris.