PAST TENSES (PART 2) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PAST TENSES (PART 2)

 

106 Beethoven … his first piece of music when he was 12. a) composed b) composing c) had composed 107 I put my coat on and … a look in the mirror. a) taken b) had taken c) took 108 I was going to a supermarket when the fire … out. a) break b) broke c) was breaking 109 Bill … football at 10 o’clock yesterday. a) played b) was playing c) have played 110 Henry … to his cousin while his wife was reading a newspaper. a) talking b) talk c) was talking 111 Steven … the first book when he was four years old. a) had read b) read c) was reading 112 We went to Hyde Park and then we … in a restaurant. a) relaxed b) have relaxed c) were relaxing 113 David Beckham … for Manchester United from 1993 to 2003. a) was playing b) played c) playing 114 Jill wiped the table after supper, took a shower and … to bed. a) was going b) had gone c) went 115 Lincoln … the 16th President of the United States in 1860. a) had become b) became c) become 116 I was sitting in the café when my phone … . a) was ringing b) had rung c) rang 117 I was listening to music when my mom … my room. a) entered b) has entered c) entering 118 I was trying to concentrate when suddenly my girlfriend … me a fright. a) had given b) gave c) given 119 I was reading a book while the children … . a) slept b) had slept c) were sleeping 120 The first Derby … place in May 1780. a) took b) has taken c) had taken

ANSWER KEY

106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 A C B B C B A B C B C A B C A