1 For questions 1 to 4 choose which tense is used in the capitalized section of each sentence

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1 For questions 1 to 4 choose which tense is used in the capitalized section of each sentence.

When I arrived JOHN STARTED to cook.

1.  Past simple
2.  Past continuous
3.  Past perfect
4.  Past perfect continuous

 

2 By the time I arrived JOHN HAD BEEN COOKING for 30 minutes.

1.  Past simple
2.  Past continuous
3.  Past perfect
4.  Past perfect continuous

 

3 When I arrived JOHN WAS COOKING.

1.  Past simple
2.  Past continuous
3.  Past perfect
4.  Past perfect continuous

 

4 By the time I arrived JOHN HAD FINISHED cooking.

1.  Past simple
2.  Past continuous
3.  Past perfect
4.  Past perfect continuous

 

5 For questions 5 to 8 match the given sentence with its usage.

By the time I arrived JOHN HAD BEEN COOKING for 30 minutes.

1.  An action that began before a time in the past and continued up until that time with no indication whether or not the action continued beyond that time
2.  Action in progress at a past time
3.  Completed past action
4.  Action completed before another past action

 

6 When I arrived JOHN WAS COOKING.

1.  An action that began before a time in the past and continued up until that time with no indication whether or not the action continued beyond that time
2.  Action in progress at a past time
3.  Completed past action
4.  Action completed before another past action

 

7 When I arrived JOHN STARTED to cook.

1.  An action that began before a time in the past and continued up until that time with no indication whether or not the action continued beyond that time
2.  Action in progress at a past time
3.  Completed past action
4.  Action completed before another past action

 

8 By the time I arrived JOHN HAD FINISHED cooking.

1.  An action that began before a time in the past and continued up until that time with no indication whether or not the action continued beyond that time
2.  Action in progress at a past time
3.  Completed past action
4.  Action completed before another past action

 

9 Which of the following is a past continuous sentence?

1.  I slept well last night.
2.  At 2:00 a.m. last night I was sleeping.
3.  I have never slept as well as I did last night.
4.  I sleep soundly most nights.

 

10 Which of the following is a past perfect sentence?

1.  John has never scored a goal for his team.
2.  By the end of the match John had scored three goals.
3.  John scored two goals last Saturday.
4.  John usually scores at least two goals per game.

 

11 Which of the following is a past simple sentence?

1.  I was shopping all weekend.
2.  I go shopping every weekend.
3.  I like going shopping with my wife.
4.  I went to the shop last weekend.

 

12 Which of the following is a usage of the past continuous tense?

1.  Action in progress at a specific time in the past
2.  A completed past action
3.  An action that was completed before a past time
4.  An action that began in the past and continues up until the present time

 

13 Which of the following verbs has an irregular past simple form?

1.  Play
2.  Work
3.  Cook
4.  Buy

 

14 Which of the following is a past perfect continuous sentence?

1.  Prior to 1989 I had been living in India for six years.
2.  I was living in India in 1989.
3.  I have lived in India since 1989.
4.  I lived in India between 1989 and 1995.

 

15 Which of the following verbs has a regular past simple form?

1.  Catch
2.  Want
3.  Do
4.  Be