20/20 fill in the blanks questions from Past Tense

 

1. Simple Past Tense (Did + V1 or V2 for positive sentences)

1.      She ____ (visit) her grandmother last weekend.

2.      They ____ (watch) a movie yesterday.

3.      We ____ (play) football in the evening.

4.      He ____ (buy) a new bike last month.

5.      I ____ (see) a beautiful bird in the park.

6.      She ____ (not go) to school yesterday.

7.      Where ____ you ____ (stay) during your trip?

8.      The train ____ (arrive) late due to bad weather.

9.      Who ____ (invent) the telephone?

10. He ____ (fall) down while running.

11. My father ____ (work) in a bank for five years.

12. They ____ (not like) the food at the restaurant.

13. I ____ (wake up) early and went for a walk.

14. She ____ (win) the first prize in the competition.

15. We ____ (dance) a lot at the party.

16. When ____ you ____ (meet) him for the first time?

17. He ____ (lose) his keys somewhere in the house.

18. The teacher ____ (explain) the lesson clearly.

19. My mother ____ (cook) my favorite dish.

20. The baby ____ (cry) all night.

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2. Past Continuous Tense (Was/Were + V1 + ing)

1.      I ____ (watch) TV when the phone rang.

2.      She ____ (sleep) when we arrived.

3.      They ____ (play) in the park when it started raining.

4.      We ____ (listen) to music while studying.

5.      He ____ (drive) fast when the accident happened.

6.      What ____ you ____ (do) at this time yesterday?

7.      The children ____ (not pay) attention to the teacher.

8.      The birds ____ (sing) in the morning.

9.      She ____ (read) a book when I saw her.

10. The dog ____ (bark) loudly last night.

11. I ____ (not talk) to anyone during the meeting.

12. He ____ (write) a letter when his friend called.

13. Why ____ they ____ (argue) so much?

14. The sun ____ (shine) brightly in the afternoon.

15. The students ____ (discuss) the project in the classroom.

16. She ____ (not cry), but she looked sad.

17. I ____ (wait) for the bus when it started to rain.

18. What ____ they ____ (eat) at the restaurant?

19. The cat ____ (chase) a mouse in the garden.

20. My mother ____ (cook) dinner while I was studying.

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3. Past Perfect Tense (Had + V3)

1.      She ____ already ____ (finish) her homework before her mother came.

2.      By the time we arrived, they ____ (leave) the party.

3.      The train ____ (depart) before we reached the station.

4.      I ____ never ____ (see) such a beautiful sunset before.

5.      He ____ (not eat) anything before going to bed.

6.      When she called, I ____ already ____ (sleep).

7.      They ____ (finish) their work before the deadline.

8.      How long ____ you ____ (live) in that city before moving?

9.      The thief ____ (escape) before the police arrived.

10. I ____ (study) for the test before I went to bed.

11. She ____ (not meet) him before the party.

12. We ____ (travel) to five countries before we came to Nepal.

13. He ____ (lock) the door before leaving the house.

14. The teacher ____ already ____ (check) the answer sheets.

15. My parents ____ never ____ (visit) that museum before.

16. They ____ (not hear) the news before we told them.

17. Where ____ you ____ (go) before you arrived here?

18. The rain ____ already ____ (stop) when we went outside.

19. Why ____ she ____ (leave) before the event ended?

20. We ____ (eat) all the food before the guests arrived.

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4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Had + been + V1 + ing)

1.      I ____ (study) for two hours before my friend arrived.

2.      She ____ (wait) for the bus when it finally came.

3.      They ____ (live) in that house for five years before moving.

4.      He ____ (work) in the company for three years before quitting.

5.      The children ____ (play) in the park before it started raining.

6.      How long ____ you ____ (learn) English before you moved abroad?

7.      She ____ (not sleep) well for days before visiting the doctor.

8.      We ____ (talk) for hours before we realized the time.

9.      He ____ (practice) the guitar for months before his first performance.

10. The dog ____ (bark) for a long time before we calmed it down.

11. My sister ____ (watch) TV all evening before dinner.

12. The farmers ____ (work) in the fields before the storm started.

13. She ____ (cook) in the kitchen before we arrived.

14. What ____ they ____ (do) before you joined them?

15. He ____ (drive) for hours before taking a break.

16. I ____ (not exercise) regularly before my trainer advised me.

17. We ____ (clean) the house all morning before guests arrived.

18. Why ____ she ____ (cry) before you consoled her?

19. The students ____ (discuss) the topic before the teacher entered.

20. She ____ (not work) there for long before getting a promotion.