2017-11-30
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1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.
A) talked C) had been talking
B) had talked D) was talking
2. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.
A) sat C) had been sitting
B) had sat D) were sitting
3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.
A) learnt C) had been learning
B) had learnt D) was learning
4. I visited Brazil in April, I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.
A) stayed C) had been staying
B) had stayed D) was staying
5. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.
A) stayed C) had been staying
B) had stayed D) was staying
6. The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.
A) played C) had been playing
B) had played D) was playing
7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.
A) lay C) had been lying
B) had lain D) was lying
8. A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived.
A) was
B) had been
C) had being
9. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.
A) walked C) had been walking
B) had walked D) were walking
10. I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
A) talked C) had been talking
B) had talked D) was talking
11. I hardly (finish) speaking with a porter when the phone rang again.
A) finished C) had been finishing
B) had hardly finished D) was finishing
12. First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.
A) answered C) had been answering
B) had answered D) was answering
13. And I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I (plan) before.
A) planned C) had been planning
B) had planned D) was planning
Keys
1d; 2d; 3b; 4d; 5c; 6c; 7c; 8b; 9c; 10c; 11b; 12a; 13b.
PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE
1. I saw a light in your window as I (pass) by.
A) passed
B) was passing
2. Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I (meet) Thomas, an old friend of mine.
A) met
B) was meeting
3. Liz's elder brother said that he (go) to enter Leeds University.
A) went
B) was going
4. While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.
A) waited
B) was waiting
5. We (just / talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.
A) just talked A) came in
B) were just talking B) was coming in
6. Yesterday while Dad (shave), he (cut) himself slightly.
A) shaved A) cut
B) was shaving B) was cutting
7. They (quarrel) while they (wash) their car.
A) quarrelled A) washed
B) were quarrelling B) were washing
Keys
1b; 2a; 3b; 4b; 5b,a; 6b,a; 7a,b.
PAST PERFECT/ PAST SIMPLE
1. I (wake up) early and got out of bed.
A) woke up
B) had woken up
2. I got out of bed an hour later I (wake up).
A) woke up
B) had woken up
3. We were late. The meeting (start) an hour before.
A) started
B) had started
4. She was the most delightful person I (ever / meet).
A) ever met
B) had ever met
5. That morning she (dress), (phone) somebody, and went out.
A) dressed, phoned
B) had dressed, had phoned
6. That morning she went out after she (phone) somebody.
A) phoned
B) had phoned
7. He was tired because he (work) hard in the garden all day.
A) worked
B) had worked
8. The sun (set), it (get) dark, and we went home.
A) set, got
B) had set, got
9. The Hills were in a hurry, but they (take) a taxi and managed to arrive exactly on time.
A) took
B) had taken
10. The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they (take) a taxi.
A) took
B) had taken
11. He said he (break) the lamp post.
A) broke
B) had broken
12. We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already /promise) to play football with his friends.
A) already promised
B) had already promised
13. I saw a nice kitten when I (open) the basket.
A) opened
B) had opened
14. After I (write) all my letters, I went to the kitchen to make coffee.
A) wrote
B) had written
15. She (hardly / finish) speaking over the phone when the telephone rang again.
A) hardly finished
B) had hardly finished
Keys
1a; 2b; 3b; 4b; 5a; 6b; 7b; 8a; 9a; 10b; 11b; 12b; 13a; 14b; 15b.
