Тест для 9 классов по теме "Прошедшие времена"

TEST 3 (PAST TENSES)

Use the required past forms in the following sentences.

1. Grant just (to change) into some dry things and (to wait) for dinner to be announced when there was a knok at the door.

2. It was the first time that Elizabeth ever (to see) pictures of Bigfoot.

3. Sandra (to paint) for three years before she sold her first painting.

4. Her name was Logan. She (to be) a widow for fifteen years and had no children.

5. Outside the square it (to stop) raining and the moon (to try) to get through the clouds.

6. – What Patric (to do) when Sam told him the truth?

- He (to start) shouting at him!

7. It was dark by the time I reached London, and it (to rain) heavily.

8. When the telephone rang Wolf (to finish) his egg and (to drink) coffee.

9. The rain nearly (to stop) when he (to reach) the hotel.

10. The noise of their footsteps (to become) distant before my father (to speak) again.

11. He (to knock) and (to ring) for some time before he (to make) himself heard.

12. I asked her about her plans. But she scarecely (to listen).

13. He looked at his brother for agreement, but Philip barely (to move) his head.

14. They (to talk) little as they (to drive) home.

15. As they (to drink) coffee, Ted (to say): “Now tell me about yourself.”

16. He (not to say) a word while we (to eat).

ANSWERS

1. had just changed

2. had ever seen

3. had been painting

4. had been

5. had stopped \ was crying

6. – did Patric do \ started

7. was raining

8. had finished \ was drinking

9. had nearly stopped \ reached

10. had become \ spoke

11. (had) knocked \ rang (had rung) \ made

12. was listening

13. moved

14. talked \ drove

15. were drinking \ said

16. didn’t say \ were eating