Simple past

Phan Phú Cương - Tx Hồng Ngự, Đồng Tháp

Question 1:
1. By the end of last year, he _______four Shakespeare plays.
read
has read
had read
has been reading
Question 2:
2. After we _______it on the phone, I wrote him a letter about it.
discuss
discussed
were discussing
had discussed
Question 3:
3. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and _______the Nobel Prize in 1945.
receives
received
had received
would received
Question 4:
4. It _______him three months to be able to run a mile a year ago.
takes
take
took
to take
Question 5:
5. A few days ago, I _______ that Jane _______ for New York.
learn / had left
learned / had left
learned / has left
learn / will leave
Question 6:
6. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _______ before.
hasn’t flown
didn’t fly
hadn’t flown
wasn’t flying
Question 7:
7. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody _______ straight to bed.
had gone
have gone
went
go
Question 8:
8. Before I _______ here yesterday, my mother had called me.
came
had come
have come
was coming
Question 9:
9. Linda wasn’t at home then, maybe she _______ out.
went
goes
has gone
had gone
Question 10:
10. When we _______ to the movies, the film had already begun.
come
had come
coming
came
Question 11:
11. By 2007, I _______ high school.
have left
left
had left
leave
Question 12:
12. After I _______ my breakfast, I _______ ready to go to school.
finished / had got
finished / got
had finished / got
finish / got
Question 13:
13. He _______ his office after he _______ the report.
have left / had read
left /read
had left /read
left / had read
Question 14:
14. I didn’t meet Steven because when I _______, he _______ to school.
arrive / had gone
had arrived / went
arrived / had gone
arrived / go
Question 15:
15. _______ in Hanoi before you _______ to here?
Did you live / moved
Did you live / had moved
Were you living / moved
Had you lived / moved
Question 16:
16. He _______ in this school before he _______ for England.
taught / had left
taught / has left
had taught / left
has taught / left
Question 17:
17. It was the first time I _______ such a beautiful girl.
ever saw
had ever seen
have ever seen
ever see
Question 18:
18. When we came to the stadium, the match _______.
already begins
had already begun
already began
has already begun
Question 19:
19. After they _______ their breakfast, they _______ shopping yesterday.
have / go
had had / go
had / had gone
had had / went
Question 20:
20. “Did he answer the letter?” - “As soon as he _______ it, he _______ down to answer it”
reads / sits
has read/ sits
had read/ sat
has read/ were sitting