Instructions: Answer all questions in your notebook. Choose the correct option or fill in the blanks.
Section A: Simple Past Tense (8 Questions)
Choose the correct past form:
1. She ________ to school yesterday. (go/went)
2. They ________ cricket last Sunday. (play/played)
3. I ________ in Delhi in 2010. (live/lived)
4. He ________ the movie yesterday. (watch/watched)
5. We ________ lunch at 1 PM. (eat/ate)
6. The train ________ on time. (arrive/arrived)
7. She ________ a letter to her friend. (write/wrote)
8. They ________ home early. (come/came)
Section B: Past Continuous Tense (8 Questions)
Complete with correct past continuous form:
9. She ________ TV at 8 PM yesterday. (watch)
10. They ________ football when it rained. (play)
11. I ________ my homework at 6 PM. (do)
12. He ________ to school when I saw him. (walk)
13. We ________ for the bus when it arrived. (wait)
14. The children ________ in the park. (play)
15. It ________ heavily yesterday. (rain)
16. They ________ dinner when the phone rang. (have)
Section C: Past Perfect & Perfect Continuous (9 Questions)
17. She ________ her work before I arrived. (had completed/have completed)
18. They ________ to London before 2020. (had been/have been)
19. I ________ that movie before yesterday. (had seen/have seen)
20. He ________ for two hours before I came. (had been waiting/have been waiting)
21. We ________ since morning before the test started. (had been studying/have been studying)
22. Which tense shows earlier of two past actions?
a) Simple Past b) Past Perfect
a) Simple Past b) Past Perfect
23. "When I arrived, she had left" shows:
a) Two simultaneous actions b) One action before another
a) Two simultaneous actions b) One action before another
24. Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes:
a) Completion b) Duration before another past action
a) Completion b) Duration before another past action
25. "They were watching TV when I called" has:
a) Past Continuous + Simple Past b) Two Simple Past actions
a) Past Continuous + Simple Past b) Two Simple Past actions
Answer Key
Note: Try all questions first before checking answers!
Section A Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Verb Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | went | Irregular verb |
| 2 | played | Regular verb |
| 3 | lived | Regular verb |
| 4 | watched | Regular verb |
| 5 | ate | Irregular verb |
| 6 | arrived | Regular verb |
| 7 | wrote | Irregular verb |
| 8 | came | Irregular verb |
Section B Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | was watching | Action at specific past time |
| 10 | were playing | Interrupted action |
| 11 | was doing | Action at specific past time |
| 12 | was walking | Action in progress |
| 13 | were waiting | Interrupted action |
| 14 | were playing | Action in progress |
| 15 | was raining | Weather description |
| 16 | were having | Interrupted action |
Section C Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | had completed | Past Perfect |
| 18 | had been | Past Perfect |
| 19 | had seen | Past Perfect |
| 20 | had been waiting | Past Perfect Continuous |
| 21 | had been studying | Past Perfect Continuous |
| 22 | b) Past Perfect | Earlier past action |
| 23 | b) One action before another | Sequence of past events |
| 24 | b) Duration before another past action | Emphasizes duration |
| 25 | a) Past Continuous + Simple Past | Interrupted action pattern |
Scoring:
22-25 Correct: Excellent!
17-21 Correct: Good! Review mistakes.
Below 17: Revise the main guide.
