On Screen B2 Unit 3 Past Tenses / Grammar Test

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

We were exhausted by the time we ......... at the hotel

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

Andy met an old friend while he .................... for his flight

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

Mike’s holiday was ruined when he .................... his passport.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

David .................................................. his flight and couldn’t get a seat on another one.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

How much ........................................................ for your ticket to New York?

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

The plane ................................................. over the Atlantic when one of its engines failed

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

We only ............................................................ one night at the hotel

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the list.

· drive · pay · arrive · miss · stay · lose · fly · wait

Anna ................................................................. to the airport when she got a flat tyre.

• Past simple & Present perfect

  Choose the correct item.

  I visited/have visited ten archaeological sites so far this week.

Past simple & Present perfect

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Jenny has lived/lived in Paris for most of her life and doesn’t like travelling abroad.

Past simple & Present perfect

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Where have you been/did you go on holidays last summer?

Past simple & Present perfect

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They got/have got married three years ago.

Past simple & Present perfect

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Michelle bought/has bought a lot of souvenirs when she was in Rome.

Past simple & Present perfect

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Have you seen/Did you see the tour guide anywhere? I need to speak to him.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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Pat used to work/was working in an office before she became a tour guide.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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The Andersons used to/would have a house by the beach, but they sold it last year.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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Yesterday, Karen travelled/used to travel to South America.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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Adam would fly/was flying to Rome on business quite often before he retired.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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Where did you use to go/were you going on holiday when you were a kid?

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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Everyone was listening/would listen to the tour guide very carefully.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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They went/would go to Italy twice when they were younger.

Past simple, Past Continuous, Used to/Would

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James and Lily used to discuss/were discussing their holidays when I walked in the room.

Past perfect simple & Past perfect continuous

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A: Why was Barry so dirty?

B: Oh, he had worked/had been working in the garden.

Past perfect simple & Past perfect continuous

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A: Did Joe tell you where Lucy is?

B: No, he said he hadn’t been seeing/hadn’t seen her for ages.

Past perfect simple & Past perfect continuous

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A: How come the hotel gave our room away?

B: Because we hadn’t confirmed/hadn’t been confirming our reservation.

Past perfect simple & Past perfect continuous

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A: Did your flight take off on time?

B: No, we had been waiting/had waited for three hours before they announced it.

Past perfect simple & Past perfect continuous

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A: I heard John missed his flight.

B: Yeah, his plane had already been leaving/had already left by the time he woke up.

A: Why was Joan complaining to the hotel manager?

B: Because the guests in the room next to hers had been playing/had played loud music all night.

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They ….. to the UK two years ago.

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Brian ….. his parents for a new bike for a year before they agreed to buy him one.

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Andrea ….. her holiday photos yet; she’ll do it tomorrow.

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The sun ….. as they were setting sail from the marina.

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A pickpocket stole my wallet while I ….. .

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Mr Harris ….. very keen on adventure holidays, but now he prefers something quiet.

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By the time they got to the station, their train ….. .

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Peter ….. in his cabin when the ship started swaying from side to side.

A B C