Past Tenses

"A két fél aláírta tegnap a szerződést."

"The two parties ___________ the contract yesterday."

• have signed

• signed

• had signed

• were signing

"2008-ban, a gazdasági válság alatt számos cég csődbe ment."

"During the economic crisis in 2008, several companies _________."

• banrupted

• have bankrupted

• went bankrupt

• have gone bankrupt

"Mikor fizetted be a jövedelemadódat?"

"When _______ your income tax?"

• have you paid

• you have paid

• did you paid

• did you pay

"Ők eladták a céget, majd a pénzt újabb vállalkozásokba fektették be."

"They ________ the company, and then they ________ the money into new enterprises."

• had sold / invested

• sold / had invested

• had sold / were investing

• sold / invested

"Nem kötöttem alkut az üzletvezetővel, mert 15% jutalékot kért."

"I didn’t _________ the deal with the business manager because he asked for 15 % _________."

• strike / dividend

• hit / mortgage

• hit / dividend

• strike / mortgage

"We _________ the safety regulations when a lightning ________ into the building."

• discussed / was striking

• were discussing / striking

• were discussing / struck

• discussed / struck

"I ________ whether you could spare a copy for me."

• was wondered

• were wondering

• was wondering

• wondered

"Action in progress at a specified past time" is a situation used with:

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

Which sentence is an example for "Planned events that did not take place"?

• I was going to visit them last weekend.

• I was visiting them last weekend.

• I went to visit them last weekend.

• I had visited them last weekend.

Which action describes past events in chronological order?

"The earnings of the corporation _______ to decline, and therefore, the Executive Team ______ a marketing consultant."

• had started / hired

• started / hired

• have started / hired

• started / was hiring