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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which tense do we use to talk about completed actions in the past, a series of past actions and past habits or states?
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which tense do we use to talk about actions in progress in the past and to set the scene in a story?
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which tense do we use to talk about an action that happened before another past time, action or event.
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which tense do we use to narrate the main events in a story?
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which tense do we use to talk about two actions happening at the same time in the past.
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which tenses do we use to show an interupted action in the past?
past simple and past continuous
past continuous and past perfect
past perfect and past simple
- 7. Multiple Choice
This story is based on true events that ... many, many years ago in Scotland.
happened
were happening
had happened
- 8. Multiple Choice
One day, Mr. Clark ... home with a smile on his face.
walked
was walking
had walked.
- 9. Multiple Choice
He ... something very valuable in his hand: tickets for a long, long journey.
carried
was carrying
had carried
- 10. Multiple Choice
After many years working and saving, Mr Clark ... all the money he needed to take all his family to the United States.
saved
was saving
had saved
- 11. Multiple Choice
Earlier that afternoon he ... all the tickets that now he ... in his hand.
bought, held
was buying, had held
had bought, was holding
- 12. Multiple Choice
It was the opportunity of their lives. “The United States of America,” he repeated aloud, just to see how nice it ... in his ears.
sounded
was sounding
had sounded
- 13. Multiple Choice
A few days before their departure, Mr Clark’s son 8 ... in the street when a dog ... him.
played, was biting
was playing, bit
had played, bit
- 14. Multiple Choice
The doctor 10 ... to their home and 11 ... the child’s wound.
went, treated
went, was treating
had gone, treated
- 15. Multiple Choice
Then he ... a yellow sheet on their front door.
hung
was hanging
had hang
- 16. Multiple Choice
That yellow sheet meant that they ... quarantined.
were just
were just being
had just been
- 17. Multiple Choice
They ... to stay at home for two weeks because of the possibility of rabies (la rabia).
had
were having
had had
- 18. Multiple Choice
Five days later, Mr Clark was at the docks. He ... the house and now he ... their ship leave to the United States without him or his family.
left, had watched
was leaving, watched
had left, was watching
- 19. Multiple Choice
When the ship ... over the horizon, he ... and ... back home, crying.
disappeared, had stood up, was going
was disappearing, stood up, had gone
had disappeared, stood up, went
- 20. Multiple Choice
A few days later, the tragic news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic 20 ... taking hundreds of lives with it.
sank
was sinking
had sunk
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