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Test Past Tenses.

1. Choose the correct tense: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect.

1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.

a. talked b. had talked

c. had been talking d. was talking

1. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.

a. sat b. had sat

c. had been sitting d. were sitting

1. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.

a. learnt b. had learnt

c. had been learning d. was learning

1. I visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.

a. stayed b. had stayed

c. had been staying d. was staying

1. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.

a. stayed b. had stayed

c. had been staying d. was staying

6 The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.

a. played b. had played

c. had been playing d. was playing

1. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.

a. walked b. had walked

c. had been walking d. were walking

1. I hardly (finish) speaking with a porter when the phone rang again.

a. finished b. had hardly finished

c. had been finishing d. was finishing

1. First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.

a. answered b. had answered

c. had been answering d. was answering

1. And I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I (plan) before

a. planned b. had planned

c. had been planning d. was planning

1. Put the verbs into the correct form: the Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous.

1. The workers…… (to be) on a strike for three weeks when the agreement on pay ….(to be reached).

1. When she got the results of her medical tests, she realized that she….. (to be feeling) ill since she …….(to be) on holiday.

1. The door was unlocked. She …..(to wonder) who….. (to leave) the door open.

1. He (to play) football when the ball (to hit) his head.

1. He….. (to drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car….. (to break) down.

1. When he arrived at the office he…. (to discover) that he ….(to leave) all the necessary papers at home.

1. Susan…. (to type) some letters when the boss…. (to ask) her into his office.

1. She looked tired. She ….(to type) letters all morning.

1. Yesterday afternoon it…. (still to rain) when I…. (to get) home.

1. He…. (to clean) the car when the phone rang, so he…. (not to answer) it.

1. When I…. (to be) little, my mother…. (to use) to feed me.

1. Jane’s clothes were wet. She…. (to wash) her dog.

1. Jerry…. (to be) nervous, for he…. (never to flow) in an aeroplane before.

1. I…. (never to like) going to the cinema on my own when I was a teenager.

1. Kate…. (to dance), but when she saw a newcomer she…. (to stop).

Keys.

Task 1.

1. D

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. B.

9. A

10. B

Task 2.

1. had been, was reached

2. had been feeling, had been

3. wondered, had left

4. was playing, hit

5. had been driving, broke

6. discovered, had left

7. was typing, asked

8. had been typing

9. was still raining, got

10. was cleaning, didn’t answer

11. was, used

12. had been washing

13. was, had never flown

14. never liked

15. was dancing, stopped