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

 

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

 

691 He … meat in the oven while she … dough. a) was roasting/kneaded b) was roasting/was kneading c) had roasted/kneaded d) had roasted/had been kneading 692 She was sleeping when her alarm clock … . a) went off b) gone off c) had gone off 693 They were making origami when their babysitter … them to dinner. a) had called b) was calling c) called 694 Steve … a movie before Alison … in. a) was watching/came b) had been watching/was coming c) had been watching/came d) watched/came 695 My sister … a job for 2 months before they … him. a) had looker for/employed b) was looking for/had employed c) looked for/employed d) had been looking for/employed 696 Oh, how I wish it … so windy. a) wasn’t b) isn’t c) being not 697 The children … the movie when suddenly the light … out. a) watched/had gone b) were watching/went c) had watched/went d) were watching/was going 698 Maria … at that school from 2006 to 2010. a) was studied b) has studied c) studied 699 In the cafe we … some delicious food, … some wine and then we … a lot in the city centre. a) were trying/were drinking/were walking b) had tried/drank/were walking c) tried/drank/walked d) had tried/had drunk/walked 700 She … Madrid when she … young. a) had visited/was b) was visiting/had been c) had visited/had been d) visited/was 701 The boy … home before his father … cooking. a) was coming/was finishing b) came/had finished c) had come/finished d) came/finished 702 It … two years ago. I … in the sea when unexpectedly I … the burning ship. a) had happened/was swimming/saw b) was happening/was swimming/was seeing c) happened/swam/saw d) happened/was swimming/saw 703 I … for your call for hours! Sorry, I … from 7 till 10 o’clock last night and simply … to call you. a) waited/watched/forgot b) was waiting/was watching/forgot c) waited/was watching/forgot d) had waited/watched/forgot 704 She … a leash and … out to walk her dog in the park. a) was taking/was going b) took/went c) had taken/had gone d) has taken/has gone 705 Her parents … when she … fifteen years old. a) divorced/was b) have divorced/was c) divorced/had been d) had divorced/had been

ANSWER KEY

691	B
692	A
693	C
694	C
695	D
696	A
697	B
698	C
699	C
700	D
701	C
702	D
703	B
704	B
705	A