Проверочная работа по теме Past Tenses
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Past Tenses

1.I saw Jim at the train station. He ... for his business partner to arrive from NY.

• had waited
• had been waiting
• was waiting
• waited

2.When he was single he ... to Spain every winter, but now he has to go to France with his wife and children.

• would go
• had gone
• want

3.In 1939 the Second World War ... .

• had started
• started
• was starting
• had been starting

4.His grandmother died last night. She ... from cancer for more than a year.

• was suffered
• suffered
• had suffered
• had been suffering

5.Hardly ... the door when the phone rang.

• had we closed
• were we closing
• closed we
• had we been closing

6.I ... a shower when somebody knocked on my door.

• had
• was having
• had had
• had been having

7.He was put behind bars because he ... the police officer.

• offended
• had offended
• was offending
• had been offending

8.They ... their last winter holiday in Italy.

• was spending
• had been spending
• had spent
• spent

9.At three o’clock yesterday afternoon they ... at an outdoor café.

• sat
• were sitting
• had been sitting
• had sitted

10.First, he ... the message. Then, he ... his boss to inform him about the accident.

• read / called
• was reading / called
• read / was calling
• was reading / was calling

11.Kim looked tired this morning. She ... all night long.

• had been studying
• had studied
• was studying
• studied

12.They ... the window when it ... to rain.

• cleaned / started
• had been cleaning / started
• were cleaning / started
• cleaned / started

13.People ... by carriage in those days.

• were travelling
• had been traveled
• had traveled
• used to travel

14.She ... a car, while he ... the guitar.

• was driving / played
• drove / played
• was driving / was playing
• drove / had played

15.He ... when he ... on a banana skin.

• walked / slipped
• was walking / slipped
• has been walking / slipped
• was walking / had slipped

16.Clark Gable ... in a number of successful films.

• had starred
• had been starring
• was starring
• starred

17.Bob was really happy! He ... an important contract.

• was signing
• has been signing
• had signed
• signed

18.She ... in her bed when she ... a sudden noise.

• had been lying / heard
• was lying / was hearing
• was lying / heard
• has been lying / had been hearing

19.She ... out a lot when she was younger.

• used to go
• had been gone
• had gone out
• was going

20.I ... for 11 hours, so I felt really exhausted!

• had driven
• were driven
• had been driving
• drove

21.He ... Las Vegas last year.

• used to visit
• visited
• was visited
• had visited

22.Andy’s hands ... as he crept silently into the empty house.

• shook
• were shaking
• had shaken
• used to shake

23.They ... camping by the lake last month.

• were
• went
• had gone
• were going to

24.First she ... the driver, then she ... of the taxi.

• paid / got out
• was paying / was getting out
• paid / had got out
• paid / had been going out

25.She ... work before she met her friends.

• was finishing
• had been finishing
• finished
• had finished

26.The armchair ... brand new because Set ... it.

• was looking / fixed
• looked / had fixed
• had been looking / fixed
• was looking / was fixing

27.They ... for a house for six months before they ... that one.

• were looked / found
• had been looking / found
• looked / found
• had been looking / had been founding

28.Davis was so annoyed! He ... at the airport for more than 3 hours in vain!

• waited
• was waiting
• had waited
• had been waiting

29.The sun ... as Mike ... down the country lane.

• was shining / drove
• shined / was driving
• shined / drove
• was shining / was driving

30.John ... his flat and ... the door.

• was entering / closed
• entered / closed
• had been entering / was closing
• was entering / was closing

31.By the time we got home the film ... .

• finished
• had been finishing
• would finish
• had finished

32.The restaurant was packed last night. Luckily, I ... a table in advance.

• was booking
• had been booking
• had booked
• would book

33.What ... you ... at half past six yesterday?

• did / do
• had / been done
• were / doing
• was / doing

34.I ... some paper works when the lights went out.

• was doing
• had done
• had been doing
• done

35.We were walking through the woods when we ... a gunshot.

• had heard
• was hearing
• heard
• had been hearing

36.She ... walking long distances. She walked 3 miles a day.

• was used to
• would
• is used to
• used

37.By the time we got to the party, everybody ... it.

• had already leaved
• had been leaving
• had already left
• were leaving

38.I ... down the street when I ran into an old friend of mine.

• were walking
• was walking
• had been walking
• would walk