1. When I _____ (arrive) at the party, everyone _____ (dance).

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a) arrived / danced

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b) arrive / was dancing
c) arrived / was dancing
d) had arrived / danced
e) had arrived / was dancing

2. Sarah _____ (watch) TV when the power _____ (go) out.

a) watches / goes
b) was watching / went
c) watched / went
d) was watching / was going
e) had watched / went

3. By the time I _____ (get) home, my mom _____ (cook) dinner.

a) got / had cooked
b) get / cooked
c) got / was cooking
d) had got / cooked
e) had got / was cooking

4. Last night, I _____ (read) a book while my sister _____ (listen) to music.
a) read / listens
b) was reading / listened
c) was reading / was listening
d) had read / listened
e) had read / was listening

5. When Tom _____ (arrive) at the station, the train _____ (leave) already.
a) arrives / leaves
b) arrived / leaves
c) arrives / had left
d) arrived / had left
e) arrived / was leaving

6. They _____ (play) volleyball when it _____ (start) raining.

a) played / starts
b) were playing / started
c) played / started
d) were playing / was starting
e) had played / started

7. By the time we _____ (reach) the theatre, the movie _____ (start) already.
a) reached / starts
b) reach / starts
c) reached / had started
d) had reached / starts
 e) had reached / started

8. When the teacher _____ (come) into the classroom, the students _____ (read) their
textbook.
a) comes / read
b) came / read
c) comes / were reading
d) came / were reading
e) had come / read

9. I _____ (lose) my keys while I _____ (walk) in the park yesterday.

a) lost / walked
b) lose / walked
c) lost / was walking
d) lose / was walking
e) had lost / walked

10. Before she _____ (go) to bed, she _____ (finish) her homework.
a) goes / finishes
b) went / had finished
c) goes / finished
d) went / was finishing
e) had gone / finished

11. When we _____ (arrive) at the restaurant, the chef _____ (already / prepare) our meal.
a) arrived / prepared
b) arrive / prepares
c) arrived / was already preparing
d) had arrived / prepared
e) had arrived / was already preparing

12. While they _____ (have) dinner, the phone _____ (ring) three times.
a) have / rings
b) had / rang
c) have / was ringing
d) had / was ringing
e) were having / rang

13. By the time he _____ (wake) up, his friends _____ (already / leave) for the airport.
a) woke / left
b) wake / leave
c) woke / had already left
d) had woke / leave
e) had woken / had already left

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14. She _____ (study) for two hours before she _____ (realize) that it was already midnight.
a) studied / realized
b) studies / realized
 c) studied / was realizing

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d) was studying / realized
e) had studied / realized

15. While I _____ (wait) for the bus, it suddenly _____ (start) raining.
a) wait / starts
b) was waiting / started
c) wait / started
d) waited / starts
e) had waited / was starting

16. John _____ (finish) his work before he _____ (leave) the office.
a) finishes / leaves
b) finished / leaves

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c) was finishing / left

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d) finished / left
e) had finished / left

17. When I _____ (come) home yesterday, my parents _____ (already / go) to bed.
a) came / go
b) come / went
c) came / had already gone
d) came / had already went
e) comes / went

18. While I _____ (read) a book, the doorbell _____ (ring).

a) read / rings
b) was reading / rang
c) read / was ringing
d) read / rang
e) had read / rang

19. By the time we _____ (get) to the cinema, the film _____ (already / start).
a) get / starts
b) got / started
c) get / had already started
d) got / had already started
e) got / starts

20. She _____ (wait) for him for over an hour when he finally _____ (arrive).
a) waits / arrives
b) waited / arrives

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c) waits / arrived

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d) waited / arrived
e) had waited / arrived

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Past Perfect before S. Past
After + Past Perfect, S. Past
S. Past after Past Perfect

21. While I _____ (watch) TV, my mom and sister _____ (cook) dinner in the kitchen.
a) watched / cooked
b) was watching / were cooking
c) watched / was cooking
d) was watching / was cooking
e) had watched / cooked

22. By the time we _____ (arrive) at the party, most of the guests _____ (leave) already.
a) arrived / leave
b) arrive / leave
c) arrived / left
d) arrived / had left
e) had arrived / left

23. When I _____ (get) home yesterday, I _____ (realize) I _____ (forget) my keys at the

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office.
a) got / realized / forgot

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b) get / realized / forgot
c) got / was realizing / had forgotten
d) get / was realizing / forgot
e) got / realized / had forgotten

24. While she _____ (study) for her exam, her phone _____ (ring) several times.
a) studies / rings
b) studied / rang
c) was studying / rings
d) was studying / rang
e) had studied / rang

25. By the time they _____ (finish) dinner, the movie _____ (already / start).
a) finish / starts
b) finished / starts
c) finish / had already started
d) finished / had already started
e) had finished / starts

26. Sarah _____ (clean) the house while Tom _____ (work) in the garden.
a) cleaned / worked
b) was cleaning / worked
c) cleaned / was working
d) was cleaning / was working
e) had cleaned / worked

27. When the teacher _____ (enter) the classroom, the students _____ (talk) loudly.
 a) enters / talk
b) entered / talk
c) enters / were talking
d) entered / were talking
e) had entered / talked

28. While I _____ (take) a shower, the phone _____ (ring).

a) take / rings
b) was taking / rang
c) took / was ringing
d) took / rang
e) had taken / rang

29. By the time they _____ (reach) the beach, the sun _____ (already / set).
a) reach / sets
b) reached / set
c) reach / had already set
d) reached / had already set
e) had reached / set

30. Before she _____ (leave) for work, she _____ (make) breakfast for her family.
a) leaves / makes
b) left / makes
c) leaves / made
d) left / had made
e) had left / made

31. They _____ (wait) for the bus for over an hour when it finally _____ (arrive).
a) wait / arrives
b) waited / arrives
c) wait / arrived
d) waited / arrived
e) had waited / arrived

32. When I _____ (open) the door, I _____ (find) a package waiting for me.
a) open / find
b) opened / find
c) opened / found
d) open / found
e) had opened / found

33. While they _____ (play) soccer, it suddenly _____ (start) raining heavily.
a) play / starts
b) played / starts
c) play / started
d) played / started
e) were playing / started
34. By the time she _____ (return) home, her parents _____ (already / go) to bed.
a) return / go
b) returned / go
c) returned / had already gone
d) return / had already gone
e) returned / went

35. While I _____ (study) in the library, I suddenly _____ (remember) that I _____ (forget)
my notebook at home.
a) study / remember / forgot
b) studied / remembered / forgot
c) was studying / remembered / forgot
d) was studying / remembered / had forgotten
e) studied / remember / had forgotten

36. She _____ (wait) at the restaurant for 30 minutes when her friend finally _____ (arrive).
a) waits / arrives
b) waited / arrives
c) waits / arrived
d) waited / arrived
e) had waited / arrived

37. When the alarm _____ (ring), I _____ (already / wake) up.
a) rings / wake
b) rang / had waken
c) rang / woke
d) rings / woke
e) had rung / woke

38. By the time they _____ (finish) the project, they _____ (work) on it for three weeks.
a) finish / worked
b) finished / worked
c) finish / had worked
d) finished / had worked
e) had finished / worked

39. While she _____ (walk) in the park, she _____ (see) a beautiful rainbow.
a) walks / sees
b) walked / sees
c) walks / saw
d) had walked / saw
e) was walking / saw

40. When I _____ (check) my email, I _____ (receive) a message from my friend.
a) check / receive
b) checked / was receiving
c) check / received
d) checked /had received
 e) had checked / received

1. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) She is studying for her exam yesterday.
b) She studies for her exam yesterday.
c) She was studying for her exam yesterday.
d) She had studying for her exam yesterday.
e) She studying for her exam yesterday.

2. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) They were playing tennis when it rained.
b) They were played tennis when it was raining.
c) They had played tennis when it was raining.
d) They played tennis when it was raining.
e) They play tennis when it was raining.

3. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) He was writing a letter when the phone rings.
b) He was writing a letter when the phone rang.
c) He wrote a letter when the phone rings.
d) He had written a letter when the phone rang.
e) He was writing a letter when the phone had rung.

4. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) They had eaten dinner before the movie started.
b) They eat dinner before the movie starts.
c) They ate dinner before the movie starts.
d) They were eat dinner before the movie starts.
e) They eating dinner before the movie starts.

5. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) The sun is shining when we arrived at the beach.
b) The sun shines when we arrived at the beach.
c) The sun was shining when we arrived at the beach.
d) The sun shine when we arrived at the beach.
e) The sun has shining when we arrived at the beach.

6. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) They are talking when the teacher entered the room.
b) They were talked when the teacher entered the room.
c) They talk when the teacher entered the room.
d) They were talking when the teacher entered the room.
e) They talks when the teacher entered the room.

7. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

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a) She has been studying all night yesterday.
b) She was studying all night yesterday.
c) She is studying all night yesterday.
 d) She had been studying all night yesterday.
e) She studying all night yesterday.

8. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) He read the book before he watches the movie.
b) He reads the book before he watches the movie.
c) He was reading the book before he watches the movie.
d) He had read the book before he watched the movie.
e) He was reads the book before he watches the movie.

9. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) They had been waiting for the bus for an hour before it arrived.
b) They waited for the bus for an hour before it arrives.
c) They were waiting for the bus for an hour before it arrives.
d) They wait for the bus for an hour before it arrives.
e) They had waited for the bus for an hour before it arrives.

10. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

a) The movie has ended when they arrives at the cinema.
b) The movie ends when they arrives at the cinema.
c) The movie ended when they arrives at the cinema.
d) The movie was ending when they arrives at the cinema.
e) The movie had ended when they arrived at the cinema.

1. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) She had studied French for five years before moving to Paris.
b) Yesterday, I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
c) They went to the beach every weekend last summer.
d) He had played football for two hours before it started raining.
e) Last night, she had read a very interesting book.

2. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) We had waited for the bus for over an hour when it finally arrived.
b) He was driving home from work when he saw the accident.
c) They had lived in that house for ten years before they decided to move.
d) She was sleeping when the earthquake happened.
e) Yesterday, they were working on their project all afternoon.

3. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) When I arrived at the party, everyone was dancing.
b) They had already left by the time we got there.
c) Last week, he had finished his homework before dinner.
d) She was taking a shower when the power went out.
e) He cooked dinner when his friends came over last night.

4. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) By the time I got to the cinema, the movie had already started.
b) While I was studying for the exam, my friend called to ask for help.
 c) They had waited for the concert to start for an hour before it was cancelled.
d) Yesterday, he had worked in the garden all afternoon.
e) When she arrived at the party, everyone was laughing and having a good time.

5. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) She had never visited New York before last summer.
b) When I called her, she was having dinner with her family.
c) By the time the firefighters arrived, the house had burned down.
d) Yesterday, he was driving to work when he got a flat tire.
e) They had gone to bed early because they were tired from the long trip.

6. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) They had hiked for hours before they reached the summit.
b) Last night, I was watching a movie when the doorbell rang.
c) By the time we arrived at the party, most of the guests was already leaving.
d) She was reading a book when the lights went out.
e) Yesterday, they played basketball in the park.

7. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) He had never seen snow until he visited Canada last winter.
b) While I was walking to the store, I saw an old friend.
c) They had waited for the bus too long that they decided to take a taxi.
d) Yesterday, they were cleaning the house all day before guests arrived.
e) When she called her friend, he had already gone to bed.

8. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) By the time the ambulance arrived, the injured man had regained consciousness.
b) While they were hiking in the mountains, it started to rain heavily.
c) She had studied for the exam for weeks before she felt confident.
d) Yesterday, they were going to the zoo and saw many animals.
e) He was sleeping when the phone rang in the middle of the night.

9. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) When I arrived at the party, everyone was having a great time.
b) They had driven for hours before they finally reached their destination.
c) Last summer, she had gone on a road trip with her friends.
d) He was playing the piano when I entered the room.
e) She had arrived at home before it started raining.

10. Which sentence is incorrect?

a) By the time we got to the concert, the band had already finished playing.
b) While I was studying for the test, my sister called to ask if I wanted to go out for dinner.
c) They were waiting at the restaurant for over an hour before they decided to leave.
d) Yesterday, they played volleyball at the beach until sunset.
e) He was talking to his friend when he suddenly realized he was late for work.