List of exercises (past tenses)
(Test your English grammar skills – past tenses)
Quizzes and exercises on the past tenses
Here you will find an overview of exercises about the past tenses in English grammar and their level of difficulty. New quizzes are added continuously, so check back regularly.
Past tense exercises and topics
| Topic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Past simple (I talked, you did, etc.) | easy | medium | medium | difficult | |
| Past simple: forms of ‘to be’ (he was, they were, etc.) | easy | easy | |||
| Past progressive (I was talking etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| Past perfect simple (I had talked etc.) | easy | ||||
| Past perfect progressive (I had been talking etc.) |
Mixed exercises
| Mixed topics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Past simple vs. past continuous (they came vs. they were coming) | easy |
Further grammar explanations and exercises
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