Тест по английскому языку "Past Tenses"

Тест по английскому языку "Past Tenses"

Выберите ваш вариант ответа вместо пропусков.

1.

Alan…. out almost every day last year, but now he can't afford it.

had eaten

used to eat

ate

was eating

2.

He had been away for many years and when he visited his native town, he saw that it ….. greatly.

had been changing

had changed

changed

was changing

3.

Margaret didn't wear her shoes; she was barefoot. She ….. on a piece of broken glass and cut her foot.

was stepping

had stepped

stepped

had been stepping

4.

Sam says he didn't enjoy the program because the TV set …. properly.

hadn't worked

didn't work

wasn't working

hadn't been working

5.

The trouble started when Mrs. Leslie Cady ….. control of her car on a narrow mountain road.

had been losing

was losing

lost

had lost

6.

In 1912 the Titanic …… an iceberg on its first trip across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.

hit

had hit

had been hitting

was hitting

7.

She was not interested in the book because she ……. it.

hadn't been understanding

wasn't understanding

hadn't understood

didn't understand

8.

Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody ….. into their house.

had broken

broke

had been breaking

was breaking

9.

A strong wind …… and I decided to put on a warm coat.

was blowing

blew

had been blowing

had blown

10.

Hardly ……. the place of our destination when it became quite dark.

we had been reaching

we reached

we were reaching

had we reached

11.

Yesterday I came up to a stranger who looked like Jane Faster and started talking to her. But she wasn't Jane. It was clear I …… a mistake.

had made

made

was making

had been making

12.

I got lost in the forest because I took the road I …… before.

had never taken

didn't take

didn't never take

never took

13.

Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris ……. them a funny story.

had been telling

was telling

had told

told

14.

When I first ….. to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.

came

was coming

had come

had been coming

15.

Who ……. in this house before they pulled it down?

was living

had been living

had lived

lived