A) Past Continuous B) Past Simple

1. ____ you ____(to wait) for me at 5 p.m.? -Yes, I ____.

2. They ____ (to finish) their work at 11 o'clock and came home.

3. It ____ (to grow) dark, so we ____ (to decide) to return.

4. While Jack ____ (to sit) biting his nails, we ____ (to work) out a plan to cover up our traces.

5. A young man ____ (to run) out into the street. He ____(to car­ry) a strange placard.

6. What ____ you___________ ____ (to do) when I ____ (to phone) you yester­day?

7. John ____ (to listen) to the radio when the batteries ____ (to run) out.

8. The robbers ____ (to steal) the car and they ____ (to drive) away.

9. She ____ (to go) to buy a dress, but a thief ____ (to steal) all her money.

10.She ____ (to slip), ____ (to fall) over and ____ (to break) her an­kle.

11.The Royal Carriage ____ (to come) round the corner. Every­where people (to wave) and ____ (to cheer).

Test 6

Past Perfect / Past Simple. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past Perfect or Past Simple.

A) Past Perfect B) Past Simple

1. Jane ____ (to wash) all the test-tubes after she ____ (to com­plete) the experiment.

2. She ____ (to do) the cleaning by 6 o'clock yesterday.

3. After the stewardesses ____ (to serve) lunch to the passengers, they _____ (to calm) down.

4. I ____ (not to have) my watch, so I ____ (not to know) the exact time.

5. He ____ (to feel) sick because he ____ (to eat) too much.

6. She ____ (to finish) her report, and was feeling rather tired, so she ____ (to go) to bed.

7. By two o'clock he ____ (to answer) all the letters he ____ (to receive).

8. The bus ____ (to leave) before I ____ (to reach) the bus station.

9. As soon as they ____ (to finish) breakfast, they ____ (to run) out to play.

10.When we ____ (to meet) our friends they ____ (already to know) the news.

11.When you ____ (to call) me, I ____ (not yet to do) the sum.

12.She ____ (to intend) to make a cake for you, but she ____ (to run) out of time.

13.Hardly we ____ (to go) to bed when somebody ____ (to knock) at the door.

14.No sooner she ____ (to come) than she ____ (to fall) ill.

Test 7