Exam Past tenses -Basel Hussam
1-Before we ……………….. there , they had cleaned their room.
- get
- got
- had got
- have got
2-By 2005, I …………………….. from the university.
- graduated
- had graduated
- graduate
- will graduate
3-She …………………….. her teacher in the mall yesterday.
- saw
- was seen
- see
- will see
4-While I ………………………… the book, someone knocked the door.
- read
- will read
- was reading
- have read
5-I …………………….. a new car three days ago.
- bought
- was bought
- buy
- will buy
6-When I ……………….. my cup, the coffee spilled om my lap.
- drops
- had dropped
- dropped
- drops
7-At this time last year, I ……………………. school.
- attend
- was attending
- attends
- had attended
8-The thief simply walked in. Someone ………………… to lock the door.
- had forgotten
- forget
- has forgotten
- had /forgets
9-My parents had already eaten by the time I …………………… home.
- get
- got
- had got
- have got
10-Sam ………………….. before we got there.
- had left
- left
- has left
- leaves
11-This company ………………… in 2002.
- stablished
- establish
- will establish
- was established
12- Jack………………… in bed reading a book when I came.
- is
- was
- was being
- will be
13-Before the internet ……………. , nobody had dreamt of the online shopping.
- invent
- invented
- was invented
- invents
14- When the results ………………… , we were in London.
- announced
- announce
- were announced
- will be announced
15-I went to see Rami at hospital. He ………………… his leg.
- had broken
- has broken
- breaks
- had been broken
16-Sami felt nervous because he ………………. never …………. before.
- is/ failed
- has / failed
- had / failed
- was/ failed
17-After the guests ……………….. , I went out.
- leaves
- had left
- have left
- were eft
18-Ali ……………… already ………………. when we got there.
- has/ left
- have / left
- was/ leaving
- had/ left
19-Her eyes …………………… red because she had been crying.
- are
- were
- had been
- will be
20- In the past, most letters ……………….. by hand.
- were written
- are written
- had written
- wrote