Времена группы Past, тренировочные упражнения
тест по английскому языку (10 класс)

Упражнения на прошедшие времена в английском языке Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect в сравнении

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect.
1. By two o’clock the teacher (to examine) all the students.
2. On my way to school I (to remember) that I (to leave) my report at home.
3. All my friends (to be) glad to hear that I (to pass) all the exams successfully.
4. Poor boy (to open) his eyes, (to look) around and (to try) to re¬member what (to happen) to him.
5. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a lot in his life.
6. By the time we (to come) to see him, he (to leave) home.
7. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood.
8. When they (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin).
9. When I came home, my mother (to go) to the shops.
10. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university.

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect.

1. I (to think) he already (to go) home.
2. I (not to see) him after we (to meet )at the concert.
3. He (to leave) the house before I (to have ) time to ask him anything.
4. After he (to spend) some days in Paris he (to feel) lonely and (to want) to return home.
5. He (to speak) a language we never (to hear) before.
6. When the rain (to stop), I (to look ) out of the window.
7. The telegram (to come) some minutes after he (to leave).
8. She (to think) that Tom and Lanny (to quarrel).
9. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the win¬dow.
10. He (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning.
11. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers.
12. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket.

Сравните употребление Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect.
1. By eight o’clock yesterday I (to finish) my work and at eight I (to play) the piano.
2. By six o’clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner.
3. By nine o’clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV.
4. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street.
5. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.
6. When I (to see) Ann, she (to look) at the flowers which she (to pick) in the field.
7. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces.
8. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and a student (to write) a test.
9. When I (to come) home my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library.
10. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning.
11. When I (to ring) up Mike, he still (to learn) the poem which he (to begin) learning at school.
12. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) with a ball which Pete (to bring) from home.

Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.

1 I suddenly remembered that I forgot I had forgotten my keys.
2 While Diana watched / was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power cut.
3 Tom used to live / would live in the house at the end of the street.
4 Who was driving /drove the car at the time of the accident?
5 By the time Sheila got back, Chris went / had gone.
6 David ate / had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.
7 I did / was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
8 I used to like / was liking sweets much more than I do now.
9 What exactly were you doing / did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
10 Laura missed the party because no-one was telling / had told her about it.
11 Tanya would / used to be a doctor.

 3.Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form. Only use the past perfect where this is absolutely necessary.

1 While I (try) …...... to get my car started, a passing car (stop) ...................................and the driver (offer)...................................to help me.
2 The police (pay)...................................no attention to Jos complaint because she (phone)...................................them so many times before.
3 Mary (not wear)..............................her glasses at the time, so she (not notice)..............................what kind of car the man (drive).....................
4 Nick (lie)...................................down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who (feed)...................................the ducks.
5 Tony (admit)...................................that he (hit)...................................the other car, but said that he (not damage)...................................it.
6 Sorry, I (not listen)..............................to you. I (think)..................................about something else.
7 Helen (feel)...................................very tired, and when she (finish)............................ her work, she (fall)...................................asleep.
8 The police (get)...................................to Toms house as fast as they could, but the burglars (disappear)....................................
9 I (phone)...................................you last night but you (not answer)..........................What (you do)...................................?
10 We (not go)...................................out yesterday because it (rain)................................

 4. Decide whether the verb form in italics is suitable or unsuitable. 

1 While I had a bath, someone knocked on the door. ….............
2 Sally didn't go to a boxing match before......................
3 Harry tried to repair the car, but he didn't really know what he was doing.
4 What did you wear to the end-of-term party?.....................
5 Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?........
6 I didn't know you had bought a new car......................
7 They all wanted to believe her, but suspected she was lying...........
8 As Peggy walked home, she tried to remember what happened....
9 'What a terrible day!' thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong!
10 Although it rained a lot, I was enjoying my holiday last year.........