Unit 3: Grammar

Topic 3.2: Past & future tenses Questions

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.4

For "Every summer we ___ camp by the lake." (a repeated past action), which is true?

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2Choose1 mark

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Choose the best future form: "That bag looks heavy — I ___ carry it for you."

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Choose the correct form: "This time yesterday I ___ (sit) on a train to London."

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.4

Which sentence is correct for a SINGLE finished event?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.1

Which sentence correctly uses a long action interrupted by a short one?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.1

What is the correct -ing form of "write" in: "She ___ a letter when I arrived."?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.3

Choose the best future form: "I've already decided — next year I ___ study engineering."

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Choose the correct NEGATIVE past perfect: "I was hungry because I ___ all day." (not / eat)

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.2

Two past events: 'the concert / start' and 'we / arrive'. We got there AFTER it began. Which sentence is correct?

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Choose the best future form: "Hurry up! The train ___ at 6:55."

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.2

Which is a correctly formed past-perfect QUESTION?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.1

Which sentence uses the past continuous for the right reason?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.3

Which sentence correctly describes a fixed future arrangement?

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Choose the correct past-perfect form: "When I phoned, she ___ home already." (go)

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Choose the correct form: "When I was a child, I ___ be afraid of thunder."

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Choose the correct past-continuous form: "At midnight the children ___ still ___ (play) computer games."

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.3

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.2

Choose the correct past-perfect form: "By the time the film started, I ___ my popcorn." (finish)

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2026• Aimnova practice — 3.2.4

Choose the correctly written negative: "As a teenager, I ___ enjoy classical music."

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Which question is written correctly?

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