Edit Game
C1 Past tenses
 Delete

Use commas to add multiple tags

 Private  Unlisted  Public



 Save

Delimiter between question and answer:

Tips:

  • No column headers.
  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.

 Import questions





 Save   33  Close
When she was younger, Debs ..... (play) with Lego for hours. (2 forms, not the past simple)
used to play / would play
When I was at primary school, I .... (walk) to school every day with my best friend. Give three ways of completing the sentence.
would walk / used to walk / walked
They .........(study) French for years before they moved to Canada.
had been studying
I ........(never/see) such an annoying person before I met my new classmate Pepe.
had never seen
While we were cooking dinner there ....... a power outage.
was
She dicovered that he (steal) ...............money from her for months.
had been stealing
Yesterday evening the paparazzi ..................... (wait) for Justin Bieber to come out of the hotel the whole evening.
were waiting
Name 2 big events that happened in the world last year. (complete sentence)
any answer
My last birthday was fun/ not great, because ........
any answer
At 2 p.m yesterday I .........
any answer
George ...... (live) in Switzerland and as a result speaks French. Which tense is most suitable?
used to live (lived is acceptable, but would need more context)
They ...... English for 2 years before they decided to do the C1 exam.
had been studying
I ............. when I heard a strange noise outside.
any answer
It's been a while since I.......
any answer
We ........... for a year before we moved to the USA.
any answer
James ..... (play) football and he has decided to take it up again.
used to play
He has been working here since he ........ (leave) university
left
My friends ........(already/ leave) by the time I got to the party.
had already left
We ............for hours when the bus finally arrived.
had been waiting
We ....... in the park when we saw something strange on the ground.
were walking/chatting/running
Yesterday evening somebody .......  (knock) on the door while we were having dinner
knocked
My dad had been working for 40 years in the factory before he ........
retired
Did you enjoy the movie yesterday? - We didn't see it. By the time we got to the cinema, all the tickets ......
had been sold
We didn't go out yesterday because it ....... all day
was raining
We were very surprised when they got married last year. They ........ (know) each other for only a few weeks.
had known
Oh wow, your English is amazing! - Thanks, I ........for many years before I moved to London.
studied
We went / had gone to London last year and saw all the tourist attractions.
went
I loved the painting you got me for my birthday so I had hung / hung it in my room.
hung
Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)When she was getting home, her husband was watching Europcup on television.
got home
As soon as she shut the car door, she realised / was realising she had left / had been leaving the keys inside
realised, had left
Is this sentence correct? By the time he received the promotion, he had worked in the company for 30 years. If not, correct it.
he had been working
Which tense: Past simple or Past continuous?When he (arrive) at the party, everyone(talk) and (drink)
arrived, was talking, was drinking.
Is this sentence correct?As soon as she got her Christmas money, she spent it on a new laptop. If not, correct it.
correct
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.