Tenses & Verbs
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Q1."She had finished her work before he arrived." — Identify the tense of the first clause:
Correct Answer: B
"Had finished" is past perfect.
Q2."They were playing when I called." — Identify the tense of "were playing":
Correct Answer: C
"Were playing" is past continuous.
Q3.Choose correct: "He ___ to Lahore yesterday."
Correct Answer: C
Simple past of go is went.
Q4.Past perfect continuous is formed with:
Correct Answer: A
Past perfect continuous = had + been + present participle.
Q5.Choose correct: "I ___ not go there yesterday."
Correct Answer: C
"Did not" is used for simple past negation.
Q6."She had been cooking for two hours" is:
Correct Answer: D
"Had been cooking" is past perfect continuous.
Q7.What is the past tense of "teach"?
Correct Answer: C
The irregular past tense of teach is taught.
Q8."When I arrived, she ___ already left." — Choose correct form:
Correct Answer: B
"Had left" is past perfect showing action completed before another past action.
Q9.Simple past tense is used for:
Correct Answer: C
Simple past describes completed past actions.
Q10.Choose correct: "He ___ working all day yesterday."
Correct Answer: B
"Was working" is past continuous.
Q11."Used to + V1" expresses:
Correct Answer: B
"Used to" expresses habitual or regular past actions.
Q12.Choose correct: "He ___ here for twenty years when he retired."
Correct Answer: B
Past perfect continuous for duration up to a past point.
Q13.Choose correct: "She ___ the letter when the power went out."
Correct Answer: A
Past continuous for an action in progress when another happened.
Q14.Choose correct: "She ___ to school every day when she was a child."
Correct Answer: A
"Used to + infinitive" expresses past habit.
Q15.Fill in the blanks:He has --------the Sakardu.He went there is June.
Correct Answer: A
'Has been to' indicates past experience/visit to a place.