English Past Tense Questions

Question 1: I ________ (wait) here for hour last Monday before the bus came.

was waiting had been waiting had waited have been waiting

Question 2: Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she _____ (cry).

had been crying have cried cried had cried

Question 3: I _____ (work) for Exxon for 15 years.

worked was working had been working have been working

Question 4: When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.

worked have been working had worked had been working

Question 5: I was really upset when the thieves stole my car. I ____ (have) it for years.

have had had had had have

Question 6: I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.

had been waited has been waiting had waited had been waiting

Question 7: I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.

had been looked for had been looking for had looked for had been looked

Question 8: Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!

had called called had been calling has been calling

Question 9: She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.

had been teaching had been taught had teached had been teached

Question 10: She was very tired. She _____ (type) letters all day long.

has been typing has typed had typed had been typing

Question 11: We asked him why he ....... telephoned earlier.

hadn't wouldn't hasn't didn't

Question 12: When he was only thirty years old, he ....... already experienced what most people only experience when they are much older.

had has was is

Question 12: When he was only thirty years old, he ....... already experienced what most people only experience when they are much older.

had has was is

Question 13: He was fired, despite the fact that he tried to prove that he _______(do) anything wrong.

didn’t hadn’t do hadn’t done hadn’t did

Question 14: I wonder what ....... happened while I was away.

has had was will have

Question 15: The manager has called for a meeting to let everyone know that he _____ (find) a solution for their problems.

had find have found had found had finded

Question 16: He was wondering what ....... prompted him to take no notice at all.

have has had having

Question 17: I must admit I ....... thought how the story would finish before I read the book.

haven't hadn't couldn't aren't

Question 18: I can assure you that this box ....... never been opened before I opened this morning.

will is had was

Question 19: Actually I had ....... it to her before we set out.

mentioning mentioned mention mentions

Question 20: The doctor asked me if I _______ (smoke) before I entered the room.

had smoken had smoked had smoke have smoke

English Past Tense Questions Mock Test