TOPIC: ENGLISH GRAMMAR (PAST TENSES)
1. Choose the correct sentence with proper verb tense:
a) She has gone to the store before I called her.
b) She went to the store before I called her.
c) She was going to the store before I called her.
d) She goes to the store before I called her.
2. Identify the correct transformation of the following sentence to the past perfect tense:
He buys a new car every year.
a) He had bought a new car every year.
b) He has bought a new car every year.
c) He had been buying a new car every year.
d) He will have bought a new car every year.
3. Choose the appropriate past tense for the given sentence:
They __________ for hours before the rain finally stopped.
a) are waiting
b) have waited
c) were waiting
d) have been waiting
4. Identify the correct past tense form for the following sentence:
She __________ already __________ dinner when I arrived.
a) had, ate
b) have, eaten
c) has, eaten
d) had, eaten
5. Choose the correct sentence with proper verb tense:
a) By the time we reached the airport, the flight already took off.
b) By the time we reached the airport, the flight has already taken off.
c) By the time we reached the airport, the flight was already taking off.
d) By the time we reached the airport, the flight had already taken off.
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6. Identify the correct transformation of the following sentence to the past continuous tense:
She read a book while her brother played outside.
a) She was reading a book while her brother played outside.
b) She had been reading a book while her brother played outside.
c) She had read a book while her brother was playing outside.
d) She read a book while her brother was playing outside.
7. Choose the appropriate past tense for the given sentence:
He __________ the top score in the competition last year.
a) had
b) has
c) is having
d) had been
8. Identify the correct past tense form for the following sentence:
They __________ to the beach when the storm hit.
a) were driving
b) have driven
c) were driven
d) had driven
9. Choose the correct sentence with proper verb tense:
a) After I had finished my work, I will go for a walk.
b) After I finished my work, I went for a walk.
c) After I finished my work, I will go for a walk.
d) After I will finish my work, I go for a walk.
10. Identify the correct transformation of the following sentence to the past perfect continuous tense:
They had been studying for the exam for three hours.
a) They have been studying for the exam for three hours.
b) They were studying for the exam for three hours.
c) They had studied for the exam for three hours.
d) They were studying for the exam for three hours.