English Past Tense Multiple-Choice Exercises

Part 1: Multiple Choice

PARTE 1

1. __ you __ there? — C. were/working

2. The schoolgirls __ not __ any uniforms. — A. are/wearing

3. The company Cybertron __ __ a new controller. — A. was/producing

4. __ Scott and Ryan __ on Fridays? — B. do/drink

5. I __ __ that — D. don't/do

6. __ you __ there? — D. were/staying

7. The schoolgirls __ not __ any uniforms — C. did/wear

8. The company Cybertron __ __ a new controller — D. is/producing

9. __ Scott and Ryan __ their boss? — D. did/call

10. I __ __ it — B. didn't/do

Part 2: Dialogues and Answers

PARTE 2

1. “On a Normal Day” is the first one in the Top 20 this week. — C. What a nice title for a song!

2. Who are you thinking of? — A. Right now I'm thinking of you, my dear Alexa.

3. What are you doing on Friday night? — C. Believe it or not, I'm dating Penny for the third time.

4. What is Burzum? — B. Burzum is a Norwegian metal band whose name means "darkness."

5. You know? I'm selling video game consoles at a store downtown — C. That's good news! I guess you're having a lot of fun.

6. How do you make your living? — B. I design software for a company called Unicall.

7. Define the term adverb, please! — A. It is a kind of modifier.

8. What time are we meeting Katie? — C. At around midnight.

9. Are you still taking piano lessons? — A. Sure! In fact, tomorrow night I'm giving a recital at the institute.

10. Is it raining over there? — B. Yeah, it is.

11. Why did she come back? She spent hours in here. — B. She needed to tell me something she forgot about Uncle Charlie. That's all.

12. Where were you going? You seemed to be in a hurry. — C. Home.

13. Who did you have lunch with? — C. Isabella. My precious one.

14. How did he come home? I remember he was carrying his guitar and his amplifier — C. He simply walked. Musicians love that.

15. How much did your sneakers cost? — B. A fortune!

16. What were you doing out there? Don't you see there are zombies all over the place? — B. We were looking for Sophie. We missed her a couple of days ago when we all were trying to escape from a horde.

17. What were you fighting for? — A. For their respect. Their respect means power.

18. How long did it take to arrive there? — A. Ten hours.

19. By the time Mrs. Stewart gave us the information… — A. But we could. The special forces arrested them around 2 a.m.

20. While these poor men were trying to prove the existence of God... — B. Let me guess. You were asking the Lord to forgive them for their lack of faith. Right?

21. Why did Monique stay in N.Y. for such a long time? — A. She was working hard on a script for Uncle Charlie…

22. Where were you? I couldn't listen to you clearly on the phone! — A. I was downtown. In fact, I spent the whole day...

23. Who did you have lunch with? I thought you were alone — A. I spent lunchtime with Violet. She is gorgeous.

24. What did he play? Is he good at it? — B. He performed the song "Something in the Way." It was great!

25. How much did your sneakers cost? — C. Either A or B.