Instructions

Mixed quiz: Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous.

Quiz (15 questions)

1) By the time I got to the station, the train ___.

2) While we ___ (talk), he suddenly ___ (walk) in.

Write both parts (e.g., “were sleeping / called).

3) Choose the best sentence:

4) When she called, I ___ dinner. (focus: action in progress)

5) Fill in: He ___ (not / sleep) for days, so he looked exhausted.

6) Error spotting: Which part is wrong?

“They had been arrive before we got there.”

7) Choose the correct meaning:

“She had been reading for an hour when the lights went out.”

8) Pick the best pair:

“I ___ (clean) the kitchen when I ___ (notice) the smell.”

9) Fill in: After they ___ (finish) work, they went home.

10) Choose the best sentence:

11) Choose the correct question form:

12) Choose the best option:

“At 9 pm yesterday, I ___.”

13) Fill in: I ___ (never / see) snow before I moved to Austria.

14) Error spotting: Which part is wrong?

“She was crying when she had heard the news.”

15) Choose the best tense combination:

“He ___ (study) for hours before he finally ___ (fall) asleep.”

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