B2 English Grammar Test – Past Tenses multiple-choice questions

1.He … meat in the oven while she … dough.

a) was roasting/kneaded b) was roasting/was kneading c) had roasted/kneaded d) had roasted/had been kneading

2.She was sleeping when her alarm clock … .

a) went off b) gone off c) had gone off

3.They were making origami when their babysitter … them to dinner.

a) had called b) was calling c) called

4.Steve … a movie before Alison … in.

a) was watching/came b) had been watching/was coming c) had been watching/came d) watched/came

5.My sister … a job for 2 months before they … him.

a) had looker for/employed b) was looking for/had employed c) looked for/employed d) had been looking for/employed

6.Oh, how I wish it … so windy.

a) wasn’t b) isn’t c) being not

7.The children … the movie when suddenly the light … out.

a) watched/had gone b) were watching/went c) had watched/went d) were watching/was going

8.Maria … at that school from 2006 to 2010.

a) was studied b) has studied c) studied

9.In the cafe we … some delicious food, … some wine and then we … a lot in the city centre.

a) were trying/were drinking/were walking b) had tried/drank/were walking c) tried/drank/walked d) had tried/had drunk/walked

10.She … Madrid when she … young.

a) had visited/was b) was visiting/had been c) had visited/had been d) visited/was

11.The boy … home before his father … cooking.

a) was coming/was finishing b) came/had finished c) had come/finished d) came/finished

12.It … two years ago. I … in the sea when unexpectedly I … the burning ship.

a) had happened/was swimming/saw b) was happening/was swimming/was seeing c) happened/swam/saw d) happened/was swimming/saw

13.I … for your call for hours! Sorry, I … from 7 till 10 o’clock last night and simply … to call you.

a) waited/watched/forgot b) was waiting/was watching/forgot c) waited/was watching/forgot d) had waited/watched/forgot

14.She … a leash and … out to walk her dog in the park.

a) was taking/was going b) took/went c) had taken/had gone d) has taken/has gone

15.Her parents … when she … fifteen years old.

a) divorced/was b) have divorced/was c) divorced/had been d) had divorced/had been

16.When I … home I … nobody. It … like everyone … not less than an hour before.

a) came/saw/seemed/went b) had come/had seen/seemed/had gone c) came/saw/seemed/had gone d) was coming/saw/had seemed/had gone

17.As soon as she … she … her mistake.

a) had been answered/realized b) had answered/had realized c) had answered/realized d) had answered/had been realizing

18.By the time he … home, she … the piano for 2 hours.

a) got/had been playing b) got/played c) had got/played d) got/was playing

19.My father … home totally exhausted. He … all day long.

a) came/had driven b) had come/had driven c) came/had been driving d) came/was driving

20.That black car … to me for 4 years before I … it.

a) had belonged/sold b) had been belonging/sold c) belonged/sold d) had belonged/had sold

21.Steve … the kitchen, … a glass of juice and … on the TV.

a) had entered/drank/turned b) had entered/was drinking/turned c) entered/drank/turned d) entered/was drunk/turned

22.My cousin … on a career of a software developed when he … twenty-four. It … difficult because he … from IT college before.

a) decided/was/wasn’t/had been graduating b) decided/had been/wasn’t/had graduated c) decided/was/wasn’t/had graduated d) decided/was/hadn’t been/had graduated

23.When he … in he … that she … a suitcase.

a) had come/saw/had already packed b) came/saw/had already packed c) came/saw/already packed d) had come/had seen/had already packed

24.When I … the room Dave … the guitar. He … all evening and … nothing about the house.

a) entered/was playing/was playing/had done b) entered/was playing/had been playing/had done c) entered/had been playing/had been playing/did d) entered/played/was playing/did

25.The service company … because we … for our car for 5 hours. We … totally exhausted.

a) apologized/had been waiting/had been b) had apologized/waited/were c) apologized/were waiting/were d) apologized/had been waiting/were

26.Oh, I … an e-mail from the support service! They … me. I … for it for 3 weeks.

a) see/have finally replied/waited b) see/finally replied/was waiting c) see/have finally replied/have been waiting d) am seeing/are finally replying/had been waiting

27.We … in the park when the rain … . There … no place to hide nearby. So we … cold that day.

a) were walking/had started/was/got b) were walking/started/was/got c) walked/were starting/was/had got d) were walking/was starting/had been/got

28.They … in that house for 4 years. They … to New York about a year ago. But their house … .

a) had lived/moved/hasn’t been sold yet b) had been living/moved/hadn’t been sold yet c) had been living/had moved/hasn’t been sold yet d) had been living/moved/hasn’t been sold yet

29.I … yoga while my dog … in the garden. Now I … him.

a) was doing/was playing/don’t see b) was doing/played/don’t see c) was doing/was playing/am not seeing d) had done/was playing/don’t see

30.He … 2 years in Turkey before he … a teacher of Math.

a) spent/became b) had spent/became c) had been spending/became d) had spent/had become

Chuyên mục	Số đề
Ngữ pháp A1	80
Ngữ pháp A2	100
Ngữ pháp B1	94
Ngữ pháp B2	101
Ngữ pháp C1	59

B2 English Grammar Test – Past Tenses multiple-choice questions

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