Test: B1. Past Tenses


B1. Past TensesVersión en línea Test your knowledge on Past Simple, Continuous, Perfect and "used to" for the B1 level of English. por SANABRIA HUERTAS MARITZA 1 About four years ago, I ... to become a chef. a decided b was deciding c had decided d used to decide 2 Georgina ... a shower when someone knocked at the door. a had b was having 3 Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it ... heavily. a rained b had rained c was raining 4 We ... breakfast when a letter ... through the letter box. a ate/came b were eating/came c ate/was coming d were eating/was coming 5 I ... about my favourite band when the alarm clock ... off. a was dreaming/was going b was dreaming/went c dreamt/was going d dreamt/wwent 6 While I ... the trumpet late last night, a neighbour ... to complain. a practised/was coming b practised/came c was practising/was coming d was practising/came 7 When I was younger, I ... pizza almost every day! a used to eat b use to eat c dis use to eat d used to ate 8 Bradley is a teacher, but he ... to be a train driver. a use to want b did use to want c used to want d use to wanted 9 I ... eating cabbage, but now I love it! a didn't used to like b didn't use to like c didn't use to liked d not used to like 10 ... blond hair when he was a little boy? a Rick used to b Did Rick use to c Did Rick used to d Rick use to 11 I know Lily ... much, but now I think she makes dinner every day. a not cooked b didn't use to cook c didn't used to cook d didn't use to cooked 12 When you rang, I ... my bike. a cleaned b was cleaning c used to clean d clean 13 They ... TV when the telephone ... . a were watching/was ringing b were watching/rang c watched/was ringing d watched/rang 14 The students ... in the class when the teacher ... in. a were fighting/was coming b were fighting/came c fought/was coming d fought/came 15 She ... up her pen and ... to write. a picked/started b picked/was starting c was picking/started d was picking/was starting 16 He ... his dinner when I ... . a was eating/was arriving b was eating/arrived c ate/was arriving d ate/arrived 17 ... a bath when I ...? You didn't answer. a Were you having/phoned b Were you having/was phoning c Did you have/phoned d Did you have/was phoning 18 I ... dinner when he ... home with a pizza. a was cooking/came b was cooking/was coming c cooked/came d cooked/was coming 19 My father ... his glasses and he couldn't read the newspaper. a was losing b lost c had lost d had been losing 20 The car stopped because we ... out of petrol. a run b ran c had run d were running 21 When I ... her to help me, she ... . a asked/was agreeing b asked/agreed c was asking/had agreed d had asked/had agreed 22 I thought I ... that book before, but I hadn't. a read b was reading c had read d had been reading 23 I knew I ... her somewhere before. a saw b was seeing c had seen d had been seeing 24 I was sure I ... the door. a didn't lock b hadn't locked 25 When we ... home my wife realized she ... her purse. a got/had lost b had got/had lost c got/lost d had got/lost 26 When we arrived at my parents' house, they ... . a had already left b left c were leaving d all these options 27 After I ... (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ... (not have) enough money. a bought/didn't have b had bought/hadn't had c had bought/didn't have d bought/hadn't had 28 The Vikings ... to North America a thousand years ago. a sailed b had sailed 29 When I went to bed, Ann was ... working. a yet b still c just 30 ... I first met you , I knew we would marry in the end. a Since b During c For d Yet 31 Peter tried to tell me the answer, but I ... knew. a since b still c already 32 When you called, Tom was taking a shower. a Tom started the shower before you called. b You called before Tom started the shower. c Tom took the shower when you called. d Tom had the shower after you phoned. 33 Anthony ... amazed when I told him the news. a looked b was looking 34 When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything ... well organized. Now it's total chaos here. a got used to be b used to be c was used to being

1

About four years ago, I ... to become a chef.

a

decided

b

was deciding

c

had decided

d

used to decide

2

Georgina ... a shower when someone knocked at the door.

a

had

b

was having

3

Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it ... heavily.

a

rained

b

had rained

c

was raining

4

We ... breakfast when a letter ... through the letter box.

a

ate/came

b

were eating/came

c

ate/was coming

d

were eating/was coming

5

I ... about my favourite band when the alarm clock ... off.

a

was dreaming/was going

b

was dreaming/went

c

dreamt/was going

d

dreamt/wwent

6

While I ... the trumpet late last night, a neighbour ... to complain.

a

practised/was coming

b

practised/came

c

was practising/was coming

d

was practising/came

7

When I was younger, I ... pizza almost every day!

a

used to eat

b

use to eat

c

dis use to eat

d

used to ate

8

Bradley is a teacher, but he ... to be a train driver.

a

use to want

b

did use to want

c

used to want

d

use to wanted

9

I ... eating cabbage, but now I love it!

a

didn't used to like

b

didn't use to like

c

didn't use to liked

d

not used to like

10

... blond hair when he was a little boy?

a

Rick used to

b

Did Rick use to

c

Did Rick used to

d

Rick use to

11

I know Lily ... much, but now I think she makes dinner every day.

a

not cooked

b

didn't use to cook

c

didn't used to cook

d

didn't use to cooked

12

When you rang, I ... my bike.

a

cleaned

b

was cleaning

c

used to clean

d

clean

13

They ... TV when the telephone ... .

a

were watching/was ringing

b

were watching/rang

c

watched/was ringing

d

watched/rang

14

The students ... in the class when the teacher ... in.

a

were fighting/was coming

b

were fighting/came

c

fought/was coming

d

fought/came

15

She ... up her pen and ... to write.

a

picked/started

b

picked/was starting

c

was picking/started

d

was picking/was starting

16

He ... his dinner when I ... .

a

was eating/was arriving

b

was eating/arrived

c

ate/was arriving

d

ate/arrived

17

... a bath when I ...? You didn't answer.

a

Were you having/phoned

b

Were you having/was phoning

c

Did you have/phoned

d

Did you have/was phoning

18

I ... dinner when he ... home with a pizza.

a

was cooking/came

b

was cooking/was coming

c

cooked/came

d

cooked/was coming

19

My father ... his glasses and he couldn't read the newspaper.

a

was losing

b

lost

c

had lost

d

had been losing

20

The car stopped because we ... out of petrol.

a

run

b

ran

c

had run

d

were running

21

When I ... her to help me, she ... .

a

asked/was agreeing

b

asked/agreed

c

was asking/had agreed

d

had asked/had agreed

22

I thought I ... that book before, but I hadn't.

a

read

b

was reading

c

had read

d

had been reading

23

I knew I ... her somewhere before.

a

saw

b

was seeing

c

had seen

d

had been seeing

24

I was sure I ... the door.

a

didn't lock

b

hadn't locked

25

When we ... home my wife realized she ... her purse.

a

got/had lost

b

had got/had lost

c

got/lost

d

had got/lost

26

When we arrived at my parents' house, they ... .

a

had already left

b

left

c

were leaving

d

all these options

27

After I ... (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ... (not have) enough money.

a

bought/didn't have

b

had bought/hadn't had

c

had bought/didn't have

d

bought/hadn't had

28

The Vikings ... to North America a thousand years ago.

a

sailed

b

had sailed

29

When I went to bed, Ann was ... working.

a

yet

b

still

c

just

30

... I first met you , I knew we would marry in the end.

a

Since

b

During

c

For

d

Yet

31

Peter tried to tell me the answer, but I ... knew.

a

since

b

still

c

already

32

When you called, Tom was taking a shower.

a

Tom started the shower before you called.

b

You called before Tom started the shower.

c

Tom took the shower when you called.

d

Tom had the shower after you phoned.

33

Anthony ... amazed when I told him the news.

a

looked

b

was looking

34

When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything ... well organized. Now it's total chaos here.

a

got used to be

b

used to be

c

was used to being

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