VIII. Choose the correct answer

1. Was Tom there when you arrived?” - “Yes, but he __________home soon afterwards.”

A. goes        B. went        C. had gone        D. was going

2. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she __________any kind of contest.

A. hasn’t entered                      B. doesn’t entered

C. wasn’t entering               D. hadn’t entered

3. “Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know?” - “No, I __________who she was.

I __________her before.”

A. didn’t know - hadn’t seen    B. didn’t know - hasn’t seen

C. hadn’t known - hadn’t seen  D. don’t know - hasn’t seen

4. It’s two years __________Joe.

A. that I don’t see                     B. that I haven’t seen

C. since I didn’t see                  D. since I saw

5. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he__________ before.

A. hasn’t flown                         B. didn’t fly

C. hadn’t flown                         D. wasn’t flying

6. They __________in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.

A. lived        B. have lived        C. has been living        D. had lived

7. As soon as Laura _________the house, it started to rain.

A. has left        B. was leaving        C. had left        D. had been leaving

8. Sorry we’re late, we __________the wrong turning.

A. had taken        B. were talking        C. took        D. are talking

9. We __________in New York for ten years and then we __________here in 1987

A. have lived - moved        B. lived - moved

C. lived - had moved          D. had lived – moved

10. When Martin__________ the car, he took it out for a drive.

A. had repaired        B. has repaired        C. repaired        D. was repairing

11. We __________them before the reception yesterday.

A. haven’t met        B. hadn’t met        C. didn’t meet        D. wouldn’t meet

12. Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she __________the film.

A. has already seen        B already had seen

C. had already seen        D. saw

13. The man looked familiar. I __________him somewhere before.

A. saw        B. have seen        C. had seen        D. see

14. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It __________  everything in its path.

A. destroyed        B. was destroyed        C. had destroyed        D. has destroyed

15. When we__________ the bill, we left the restaurant

A. had paid        B. were paying        C. paid        D. had been paid

 

KEY

l. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. D