Grammar English

Time travelers tango a 5 question past tense promenade

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1. Yesterday, I ____ a wonderful book about time travel.

A. read

B. readed

C. was reading

The past simple tense is used for completed actions in the past.. The correct structure is 'subject + verb (past simple form)'.

2. Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

A. I was walked to the library.

B. I was walking to the library when it started to rain.

C. I walked to the library while it was raining.

D. I walk to the library yesterday.

The past continuous tense describes an action in progress at a specific time in the past.. The correct structure is 'subject + was/were + verb + -ing'.

3. Before I went to bed, ____ my homework.

A. I had finished

B. I finished

C. I have finished

The past perfect tense indicates an action completed before another action in the past.. The correct structure is 'subject + had + past participle'.

4. Which sentence uses the past simple correctly to describe a habitual action?

A. I used to play the piano every day.

B. I was playing the piano yesterday.

C. I am playing the piano now.

D. I play the piano tomorrow.

'Used to' expresses habitual actions in the past that are no longer true.. Other options describe single past events or present/future actions.

5. While she ____ dinner, the phone rang.

A. was cooking

B. cooked

C. had cooked

The past continuous describes an ongoing action interrupted by another action in the past.. The sentence requires a verb showing an action in progress.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English

Time travelers tango a 5 question past tense promenade

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Topics:

You can do this test before using the book to help you choose what to
study. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C, for each question. When
you have finished, check your answers by clicking "Check Answers"
button. The key tells you which units are most important for you.