Complete the following sentences using the simple, continuous perfect or perfect
continuous of the past tense.
1. We................ to the cinema last week
A) went
B) were going C) had gone
D) had been going
2. It was 6 in the evening when we went there. It ...... already .......... dark.
A) became B) was becoming had become D) had been becoming
3. Yesterday at nine, he .................. in front of his computer.
A) sat
B) was sitting C) had sat
D) had been sitting
4. When their mum got home, the boys .................TV for two hours.
A) watched B) was watching C) had watched D) had been watching
5. Satish ................. the exam last year.
A) passed
B) was passing C) had passed D) had been passing
6. When I went home, my children .... ... Caroms.
A) played
B) were plying C) had played D) had been playing
7. By the time I reached the theatre, the movie .......
A) started
B) was starting C) had started D) had been starting
8. I went there in 1990. By that time, he ................. there for 3 years.
A) worked
B) was working had working D) had been working
9. The tiger ............. into the jungle, when I reached the place.
A) went
B) was going C) had gone
D) had been going
10. Radha
... dishes when the guests came at last.
A) washed B) was washing C) had washed D) had been washing
Answers
Answer:
1. A
2. C had in first and become in second blank
3. B
4.D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. C
Explanation:
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Choose the correct answer:
1. We A) went to the cinema last week
2. It was 6 in the evening when we went there. It already A) became dark.
3. Yesterday at nine, he B) was sitting in front of his computer.
4. When their mum got home, the boys D) had been watching TV for two hours.
5. Satish A) passed the exam last year.
6. When I went home, my children B) were playing Caroms.
7. By the time I reached the theater, the movie C) has started.
8. I went there in 1990. By that time, he D) had been working there for 3 years.
9. The tiger A) went into the jungle, when I reached the place.
10. Radha D) had been washing dishes when the guests came at last.
Explanation:
- The verb is used to define the action of the subject. It is defined in past, present and future tense.
- The tense is used to define the verb with required time references. There are 12 major tenses.