Grammar exercises including all past tenses - Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfet Simple, Past Simple Continuous and Present Perfect TensesFill in each blank by putting the verb in (brackets) into the correct past tense.

1 I (see) my first baseball game when I (live) in New York.

2 How many pints of beer (he/drink) before he .(leave) the pub?

3 It ..(rain) so we .(decide) to stay at home all afternoon.

4 By the time I ..(leave) university I .(be) to France fifteen times.

5 What ..(you/do) at the time the murder was committed?

6 When we (get) home we saw that someone ..(break) in to steal the DVD recorder.

7 He ..(send) to prison four times before he ..(decide) that it would be better to go straight.

8 I didn't realise I (lose) my credit cards until I ..(try) to pay for dinner at the restaurant.

9 I (write) an email to my sister when she .(ring) me.

10 She was so upset by the news that she (drop) her tea and(start) crying.

Fill in each blank by putting the verb in (brackets) into the correct past tense

1.Why are you out of breath? (EXERCISE) Because Ifor the last hour.

2. Your light was on when I walked past last night. (CHAT) Yes, I ..online to my cousin in Australia.

3. Youve really improved on the flute. (PRACTISE) Well, I hope so because I . a lot lately.

4. Youre not jealous of my other friends, are you? (SEE) No, but you .. quite a lot of them recently.

5. I didnt wake you up, did I? (SLEEP) No, I ..

6. Did you quit your job in the end? (THINK) I of doing so for a long time, but then I decided not to.

7. Why is your street such a mess? (DIG) Oh, the council . up the roads, but they should finish this weekend.

Complete the second sentence, using the word in brackets, so that s has similar meaning to the first sentence1. I started working at 8 and I was still working at 6 in the evening, when you called. (BEEN)

When you called ten hours.

2. We often went to the seaside with our grandparents as children. (USED)

Our grandparents .. to the seaside as children.

3. Its about 7 years since Laura started to learn Russian. (LEARNING) Laura . 7 years.

4. Being with the older children soon stopped being frightening when I went to secondary school. (USED)

I . the older children when I went to secondary school

5. Every night for the past week I have had the same dream. ( HAVING) I .. for a week now.

6. I always disliked karate lessons but now Im starting to enjoy them. (USED)

I . Karate lessons, but now Im staring to.

For each sentence, choose the correct tense of the verb.

1. I .. (take) a shower when you called.

a) was taking b) took c) was taken

2. My brother . (have) never been to Europe until he went there last year.

a) has b) had c) hadn't

3. Diane (feel) very sick but she decided to go out anyway.

a) was feeling b) has been feeling c) has felt

4. He (call) her all night.

a) has called b) call c) was calling

5. I . (want) to go swimming but the water was too cold.

a) have wanted b) wanted c) am want

6. I (be) able to sleep well for a week now.

a) didn't was b) was not c) haven't been

7. When I first saw her, she .. (stand) on the balcony.

a) was standing b) has stood c) has been standing

8. Really? You moved to a new apartment? How long . (live) there?

a) have you been living b) did you live c) did you living

9. Every time I see that movie, it (make) me cry.

a) has made b) made c) makes

10. I . (stop) smoking three years ago.

a) have stopped b) have been stopping c) stopped

For each sentence, choose the correct tense of the verb.

1. I .. (take) a shower when you called.

a) was taking b) took c) was taken

2. My brother . (have) never been to Europe until he went there last year.

a) has b) had c) hadn't

3. Diane (feel) very sick but she decided to go out anyway.

a) was feeling b) has been feeling c) has felt

4. He (call) her all night.

a) has called b) call c) was calling

5. I . (want) to go swimming but the water was too cold.

a) have wanted b) wanted c) am want

6. I (be) able to sleep well for a week now.

a) didn't was b) was not c) haven't been

7. When I first saw her, she .. (stand) on the balcony.

a) was standing b) has stood c) has been standing

8. Really? You moved to a new apartment? How long . (live) there?

a) have you been living b) did you live c) did you living

9. Every time I see that movie, it (make) me cry.

a) has made b) made c) makes

10. I . (stop) smoking three years ago.

a) have stopped b) have been stopping c) stopped

Teacher's CopyFill in each blank by putting the verb in (brackets) into the correct past tense.

1 Isawmy first baseball game when Iwas livingin New York.

2 How many pints of beerhad he drunkbefore heleftthe pub?

3 Itwas rainingso wedecidedto stay at home all afternoon.

4 By the time Ileftuniversity Ihad beento France fifteen times.

5 Whatwere you doingat the time the murder was committed?

6 When wegothome we saw that someonehad brokenin to steal the DVD recorder.

7 Hehad been sentto prison four times before hedecidedthat it would be better to go straight.

8 I didn't realise Ihad lostmy credit cards until Itriedto pay for dinner at the restaurant.

9 Iwas writingan email to my sister when sherangme.

10 She was so upset by the news that shedroppedher tea andstartedcrying.

Fill in each blank by putting the verb in (brackets) into the correct past tense

1. Why are you out of breath? (EXERCISE) Because Ihave been exercisingfor the last hour.

2. Your light was on when I walked past last night. Yes, Iwas chattingonline to my cousin in Australia.

3. Youve really improved on the flute. Well, I hope so because Ihave been practisinga lot lately.

4. Youre not jealous of my other friends, are you? No, but youhave been seeingquite a lot of them recently.

5. I didnt wake you up, did I? No, Iwasnt sleeping

6. Did you quit your job in the end? Ihad been thinkingof doing so for a long time, but then I decided not to.

7. Why is your street such a mess? Oh, the councilhas been digging. up the roads, but they should finish this weekend.

Complete the second sentence, using the word in brackets, so that s has similar meaning to the first sentence1. I started working at 8 and I was still working at 6 in the evening, when you called. (BEEN)

When you called Ihad been workingfor ten hours.

2. We often went to the seaside with our grandparents as children.

Our grandparentsused to take usto the seaside as children.

3. Its about 7 years since Laura started to learn Russian. (LEARNING) Laurahas been learning it for 7 years.

4. Being with the older children soon stopped being frightening when I went to secondary school. (USED)

I got used to being with the older children when I went to secondary school.

5. Every night for the past week I have had the same dream. Ihave been havingthe same dream for a week now.

6. I always disliked karate lessons but now Im starting to enjoy them. Iused to dislikeKarate lessons, but now Im staring to.

For each sentence, choose the correct tense of the verb.

1. I .. (take) a shower when you called.

a)was takingb) took c) was taken

2. My brother . (have) never been to Europe until he went there last year.

a) hasb) hadc) hadn't

3. Diane (feel) very sick but she decided to go out anyway.

a) was feelingb) has been feeling c) has felt

4. He (call) her all night.

a) has called b) callc) was calling5. I . (want) to go swimming but the water was too cold.

a) have wantedb) wantedc) am want

6. I (be) able to sleep well for a week now.

a) didn't was b) was notc) haven't been7. When I first saw her, she .. (stand) on the balcony.

a) was standingb) has stood c) has been standing

8. Really? You moved to a new apartment? How long . (live) there?

a) have you been livingb) did you live c) did you living

9. Every time I see that movie, it (make) me cry.

a) has made b) madec) makes10. I . (stop) smoking three years ago.

a) have stopped b) have been stoppingc) stopped