1.
We _______ a new car yesterday.
A.
Bought
B.
Were buying
C.
Had bought
D.
Had been buying
2.
Ann _______ to her brother when I arrived.
A.
Spoke
B.
Was speaking
C.
Had spoken
D.
Had been speaking
3.
Helen was tired because she _______ since morning.
A.
Worked
B.
Was working
C.
Had worked
D.
Had been working
4.
I _______ my homework before my mum came.
A.
Did
B.
Was doing
C.
Had done
D.
Had been doing
5.
Tom _______ home ten minutes ago
A.
Left
B.
Was leaving
C.
Had left
D.
Had been leaving
6.
Kate _______ there for 5 years before she left.
A.
Lived
B.
Was living
C.
Had lived
D.
Had been living
7.
Pam _______ the room when the telephone rang.
A.
Tidied
B.
Was tidying
C.
Had tidied
D.
Had been tidying
8.
Philip _______ my car by two o’clock yesterday.
A.
Repaired
B.
Was repairing
C.
Had repaired
D.
Had been repairing
9.
I _______ computer games until 3 o’clock.
A.
Played
B.
Was playing
C.
Had played
D.
Had been playing
10.
Ann _______ me with my homework yesterday.
A.
Helped
B.
Was helping
C.
Had helped
D.
Had been helping
11.
Liz _______ lunch before her brother came.
A.
Didn't cook
B.
Wasn't cooking
C.
Hadn't cooked
D.
Hadn't been cooking
12.
He was tired. He _______ his car for 7 hours.
A.
Drove
B.
Was driving
C.
Had driven
D.
Had been driving
13.
What __ ___ at 3 o’clock yesterday?
A.
Did you do
B.
Were you doing
C.
Had you done
D.
Had you been doing
14.
I _______ my letter before the film started.
A.
Sent
B.
Was senting
C.
Had sent
D.
Had been sending
15.
Alec _______ the championship last year.
A.
Won
B.
Was winning
C.
Had won
D.
Had been winning
Answers
Explanation:
We _______ a new car yesterday.
A.
Bought
B.
Were buying
C.
Had bought
D.
Had been buying
2.
Ann _______ to her brother when I arrived.
A.
Spoke
B.
Was speaking
C.
Had spoken
D.
Had been speaking
3.
Helen was tired because she _______ since morning.
A.
Worked
B.
Was working
C.
Had worked
D.
Had been working
4.
I _______ my homework before my mum came.
A.
Did
B.
Was doing
C.
Had done
D.
Had been doing
5.
Tom _______ home ten minutes ago
A.
Left
B.
Was leaving
C.
Had left
D.
Had been leaving
6.
Kate _______ there for 5 years before she left.
A.
Lived
B.
Was living
C.
Had lived
D.
Had been living
7.
Pam _______ the room when the telephone rang.
A.
Tidied
B.
Was tidying
C.
Had tidied
D.
Had been tidying
8.
Philip _______ my car by two o’clock yesterday.
A.
Repaired
B.
Was repairing
C.
Had repaired
D.
Had been repairing
9.
I _______ computer games until 3 o’clock.
A.
Played
B.
Was playing
C.
Had played
D.
Had been playing
10.
Ann _______ me with my homework yesterday.
A.
Helped
B.
Was helping
C.
Had helped
D.
Had been helping
11.
Liz _______ lunch before her brother came.
A.
Didn't cook
B.
Wasn't cooking
C.
Hadn't cooked
D.
Hadn't been cooking
12.
He was tired. He _______ his car for 7 hours.
A.
Drove
B.
Was driving
C.
Had driven
D.
Had been driving
13.
What __ ___ at 3 o’clock yesterday?
A.
Did you do
B.
Were you doing
C.
Had you done
D.
Had you been doing
14.
I _______ my letter before the film started.
A.
Sent
B.
Was senting
C.
Had sent
D.
Had been sending
15.
Alec _______ the championship last year.
A.
Won
B.
Was winning
C.
Had won
D.
Had been winning
Answers are given below:
1. We bought a new car yesterday.
2. Ann was speaking to her brother when I arrived.
3. Helen was tired because she had been working since morning.
4. I had done my homework before my mum came.
5. Tom left home ten minutes ago
6. Kate had been living there for 5 years before she left.
7. Pam was tidying the room when the telephone rang.
8. Philip had repaired my car by two o’clock yesterday.
9. I was playing computer games until 3 o’clock.
10. Ann helped me with my homework yesterday.
11. Liz hadn't cooked lunch before her brother came.
12. He was tired. He had driven his car for 7 hours.
13. What were you doing at 3 o’clock yesterday?
14. I had sent my letter before the film started.
15. Alec won the championship last year.
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