Grammar Past Tense Practice

I was exhausted yesterday at the end of the day. I __________

for over three hours.

• Had been training

• had trained

• trained

• was training

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My parents didn't notice when I got home. They____________

the Great Show on TV.

• have watched

• watched

• were watching

• had been watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My friends ______________to that restaurant before, so they knew exactly what to order.

• were going

• were

• had been phoning

• had been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I______________ to the cinema a much more than I do now.

• was going

• used to go

• had gone

• had been going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I forgot to tell you, yesterday while I ________________________ in the street, I met John and told me he wanted to talk to you.

• was walking

• walked

• had walked

• had been walking

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Please step out of the car, Mr Smith. Do you realise you

______________at over 150 kmph?

• drove

• were driving

• had been driving

• had driven

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Luckily, the play _____________by the time we arrived at the theatre.

• hadn't started

• didn't start

• wasn't starting

• had been starting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Mary ___________ the violin for 30 years when she was finally asked to do a solo with the locar orchestra.

• had played

• was playing

• played

• had been playing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He ______________at the company for four years when he got the promotion.

• had worked

• worked

• had been working

• was working

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ____________such a wonderful time last weekend!

• had

• had had

• were having

• had been having

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D