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English Grammar Exercises for B2 – Past tenses

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1. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

  • 1)
    I (have) a shower when the postman (arrive).
  • 2)
    Sandra (drop) her bag while she (run) for the bus.
  • 3)
    He (read) the letter when he suddenly (start) to laugh.
  • 4)
    The sun (shine), so we (decide) to have a barbecue.
  • 5)
    She (hurt) her finger while she (cut) some bread.
  • 6)
    Pat (live) in Greece when he (meet) Hannah.

2. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs below.

  • arrive be complete decide finish get go lose
  • not know pass put start take tell
  • 1)
    After we eating, we to go to the shops.
  • 2)
    By the time they at the theatre, the play
  • 3)
    He only realised he his keys when he to his front door.
  • 4)
    Jerry delighted because he all his exams.
  • 5)
    When everyone a chocolate, she the box away.
  • 6)
    They out for a pizza after they the project.
  • 7)
    I about the accident because no one me about it.

3. Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    My father worked / has worked as a policeman since he left / has left school.
  • 2)
    Linda called / has called me this morning. She has decided / decided to come out with us later.
  • 3)
    Tom never drove / has never driven a car because he’s not old enough.
  • 4)
    I bought / have bought a new shirt at the weekend, but I didn’t wear / haven’t worn it yet.
  • 5)
    Pablo loves Sam Smith’s new album, but I haven’t heard / didn’t hear it.
  • 6)
    I spilled / have spilled water on my phone earlier; I think I broke / I’ve broken it.

4. Complete the dialogue with the present perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

  • Eve Hi, Will. 1) (you finish) reading that magazine yet?
  • Will Not quite. I 2) (read) this article about Paris. It’s really interesting.
  • Eve 3) (you visit) France, then?
  • Will Lots of times – we 4) (go) there on holiday for years. Recently, my aunt and uncle 5) (buy) a house there so we’ll go even more often.
  • Eve Lucky you. I 6) (never visit) another country. Anyway, I 7) (make) a cake if you’d like a piece?
  • Will That’s really kind, but no thanks. I 8) (eat) biscuits all morning and I’m full!

5. Choose the correct verbs (a-c) to complete the text.

  • Last night, I 1) to music when my phone 2) ringing. It was my sister. She 3) her bag and 4) enough money to get a cab home. She 5) to walk, but when it 6) to rain, she 7) to go to a café. She 8) there and she wanted me to ask if Mum or Dad would drive over and pick her up!
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6. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct past tense.

  • 1)
    ‘Why is your face so red?’ ‘I (sit) in the sun all morning.’
  • 2)
    I (try) to do this crossword all morning and I still can’t finish it.
  • 3)
    They were driving to the sea when the car (run out) of petrol.
  • 4)
    After they’d woken up, they (cook) a big breakfast.
  • 5)
    Rosa has eaten octopus, but she (not try) snails before!
  • 6)
    I (guess) what was inside the parcel before I opened it.

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