Past Tense

Directions: Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate form of the verb/tense given in the brackets.

I _____ (wait) there for more than three hours when she finally arrived.

Directions: Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate form of the verb/tense given in the brackets.

He _____ (work) for the company for two years when he got the promotion.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option. 

Students were _____ preparations for the annual function at school.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No improvement'.

My father called me while I have dinner.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Last morning while I  _____ a walk in the park, I met my friend.

A part of the following sentence is underlined. Below are given four options which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct option. In case no improvement is required, mark 'No improvement' as your answer.

We have been shopping in the market before we came to the party.

Which part of the sentence contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

He has been preparing for months when he finally got the call for the interview.

Fill in the blank with the suitable option.

He_____ T.V. for an hour before he came out of the room.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She _____ badminton for two hours.

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

I meet(A)/ my wife nine(B)/ years ago(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

He cuts his(A)/ finger and went(B)/ to the hospital(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

I reads(A)/ an interesting book(B)/ last month(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors are in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Last year(A)/ I travelling(B)/ to Germany(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

I miss(A)/ the class(B)/ last week(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

We eat meat(A)/ with my best(B)/ friend yesterday(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

My brother drink(A)/ a glass of milk(B)/ two hours ago(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

We playing(A)/ basketball(B)/ last Sunday(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

George comes(A)/ home very(B)/ late last night(C)/. No error(D)

Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

We watch(A) a film(B)/ last weekend(C)/. No error(D)

Select an appropriate tense form.

The cold breath of autumn had _____ the ivy leaves from the vine and the branches remained almost bare.