I .
1. She looked tired. She (planted/was planting/had been planting) flowers all morning.
2. I (was playing/played/had played) volleyball when the ball hit my head.
3. His clothes were smudgy because he (finished/had finished/was finished) painting the walls.
4. When I was five my parents (were buying/bought/had been buying) a piano for me.
5. Kim (was dancing/danced/had danced) when her husband opened the door.
6. He (cut/was cutting/had been cutting) the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down.
7. First I (had taken off/took off/was taking off) my coat, then I went to the bathroom.
8. She forgot everything she (had studied/was studying/studied) at a driving school.
II Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous.
to take
1. Greg didnt answer the phone because he a shower.
2. I couldnt find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my sister it to school.
3. Frank the candle and walked downstairs.
4. We the exam for 2 hours when a policeman entered the room.
to wash
5. I saw Sam in the kitchen. He his hands.
6. They their windows last spring.
7. By the time I came home Jane already the dishes.
8. His wife the mushrooms since the early morning, so he decided to help her.
to do
9. By midnight he all the work.
10. I my homework when you phoned.
11. Dad that crossword since morning.
12. She her hair and left for work.
III
1. I saw Jim at the train station. He... for his business partner to arrive from NY.
a) had waited
b) had been waiting
c) was waiting
d) waited
2. When he was single he... to Spain every winter, but now he has to go to France with his wife and children.
a) would go
b) had gone
c) want
d) had been going
3. In 1939 the Second World War....
a) had started
b) started
c) was starting
d) had been starting
4. His grandmother died last night. She... from cancer for more than a year.
a) was suffered
b) suffered
c) had suffered
d) had been suffering
5. Hardly... the door when the phone rang.
a) had we closed
b) were we closing
c) closed we
d) had we been closing
6. I... a shower when somebody knocked on my door.
a) had
b) was having
c) had had
d) had been having
7. He was put behind bars because he... the police officer.
a) Offended
b) had offended
c) was offending
d) had been offending
8. They... their last winter holiday in Italy.
a) was spending
b) had been spending
c) had spent
d) spent
9. At three oclock yesterday afternoon they... at an outdoor café.
a) Sat
b) were sitting
c) had been sitting
d) had sitted
10. First, he... the message. Then, he... his boss to inform him about the accident.
a) read / called
b) was reading / called
c) read / was calling
d) was reading / was calling
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11. Kim looked tired this morning. She... all night long.
a) had been studying
b) had studied
c) was studying
d) studied
12. They... the window when it... to rain.
a) cleaned / started
b) had been cleaning / started
c) were cleaning / started
d) cleaned / started
13. People... by carriage in those days.
a) were travelling
b) had been traveled
c) had traveled
d) used to travel
14. She... a car, while he... the guitar.
a) was driving / played
b) drove / played
c) was driving / was playing
d) drove / had played
15. He... when he... on a banana skin.
a) walked / slipped
b) was walking / slipped
c) has been walking / slipped
d) was walking / had slipped
16. Clark Gable... in a number of successful films.
a) had starred
b) had been starring
c) was starring
d) starred
17. Bob was really happy! He... an important contract.
a) was signing
b) has been signing
c) had signed
d) signed
18. She... lying in her bed when she... a sudden noise.
a) had been lying / heard
b) was lying / was hearing
c) was lying / heard
d) has been lying / had been hearing
19. She... out a lot when she was younger.
a) used to go
b) had been gone
c) had gone out
d) was going
20. I... for 11 hours, so I felt really exhausted!
a) had driven
b) were driven
c) had been driving
d) drove
21. He... Las Vegas last year.
a) used to visit
b) visited
c) was visited
d) had visited
22. Andys hands... as he crept silently into the empty house.
a) Shook
b) were shaking
c) had shaken
d) used to shake
23. They... camping by the lake last month.
a) Were
b) Went
c) had gone
d) were going to
24. First she... the driver, then she... of the taxi.
a) paid / got out
b) was paying / was getting out
c) paid / had got out
d) paid / had been going out
25. She... work before she met her friends.
a) was finishing
b) had been finishing
c) finished
d) had finished
26. The armchair... brand new because Set... it.
a) was looking / fixed
b) looked / had fixed
c) had been looking / fixed
d) was looking / was fixing
27. They... for a house for six months before they... that one.
a) were looked / found
b) had been looking / found
c) looked / found
d) had been looking / had been founding
28. Davis was so annoyed! He... at the airport for more than 3 hours in vain!
a) Waited
b) was waiting
c) had waited
d) had been waiting
29. The sun... as Mike... down the country lane.
a) was shining / drove
b) shined / was driving
c) shined / drove
d) was shining / was driving
30. John... his flat and... the door.
a) was entering / closed
b) entered / closed
c) had been entering / was closing
d) was entering / was closing
31. By the time we got home the film....
a) Finished
b) had been finishing
c) would finish
d) had finished
32. The restaurant was packed last night. Luckily, I... a table in advance.
a) was booking
b) had been booking
c) had booked
d) would book
33. I know Jane will soon... contact lenses.
a) got used to wear
b) get used to wearing
c) be getting used to wearing
d) got to wear
34. What... you... at half past six yesterday?
a) did / do
b) had / been done
c) were / doing
d) was / doing
35. I... some paper works when the lights went out.
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a) was doing
b) had done
c) had been doing
d) done
36. We were walking through the woods when we... a gunshot.
a) had heard
b) was hearing
c) heard
d) had been hearing
37. She... to living by the sea, but she is used to it now.
a) is used
b) wasnt used
c) used
d) was used
38. She... walking long distances. She walked 3 miles a day.
a) was used to
b) would
c) is used to
d) used
39. When I was a little girl my father... always read us a bedtime story.
a) was used to
b) would
c) used
d) used to be
40. I know that man. He... to work for me.
a) was used
b) used
c) is used
d) was
41. I dont mind walking. I... to it.
a) am used
b) was used
c) used to be
d) would walk
42. He didnt like using computers at first, but he... to it.
a) would use
b) used
c) got used
d) used to be
43. When I was a small girl we... a pet dog.
a) would have
b) used to have
c) were having
d) had been having
44. By the time we got to the party, everybody... it.
a) had already leaved
b) had been leaving
c) had already left
d) were leaving
45. I... down the street when I ran into an old friend of mine.
a) were walking
b) was walking
c) had been walking
d) would walk
