1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.
A talked
B had talked
C had been talking
D was talking
2. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.
A sat
B had sat
C had been sitting
D were sitting
3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.
A learnt
B had learnt
C had been learning
D was learning
4.
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
5. 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
7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.
A lay
B had lain
C had been lying
D was lying
8. A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived.
A was
B had been
C had being
9. 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
10. I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
A talked
B had talked
C had been talking
D was talking
11. 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
12. First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.
A answered
B had answered
C had been answering
D was answering
13. 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. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.
- 1. She (to cook) yesterday.
- 2. She (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.
- 3. She (to cook) from two till four yesterday.
- 4. I (not to read) at five o'clock.
- 5. I (not to read) when you came in.
- 6. What he (to do) when I came?
- 7. What he (to do) the whole day yesterday?
- 8. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden yesterday.
- 9. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.
- 10. What Pete (to do) when I came to see him?
- 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.
- 1. When my father (to come) home, I (to have) dinner.
- 2. When Alice (to return), I (to listen) to the radio.
- 3. When mother (to enter) his room, he (to draw) a picture.
- 4. When my sister (to come in), I (to do) my lessons.
- 5. When her aunt (to air) the room, she (to catch) cold.
- 6. When I (to meet) her, she (to go) to the office.
- 7. He (to wash) his face when somebody (to knock) at the door.
- 8. The young people (to dance) when I (to come) to the party.
- 9. When he (to wash) the dishes, he (to break) a plate.
- 10. What they (to do) when you (to see) them?
- 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.
- 1. Не (not to open) the window before classes yesterday.
- 2. I (to hurry) to the library when I (to meet) him.
- 3. She (to translate) a lot of articles at the office last week.
- 4. We (to smoke) in the room when he (to see) us.
- 5. We (to pack) our things when our taxi (to come).
- 6. The day before yesterday he (to finish) his work at seven o'clock.
- 7. What he (to do) ten years ago? – He (to study) at school.
- 8. Yesterday I (to ask) my friend not to ring me.
- 9. My father (to write) a very interesting article last month.
- 10. She (to come) home at eleven o'clock that's why she (not to call) you.
- 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.
- 1. Why you (to be) angry with me yesterday? – I (not to be).
- 2. Where you (to be) last night? – We (to be) at the theatre.
- 3. When I (to come) to the bus stop, I (to see) a boy who (to play) with a dog.
- 4. It (to be) eleven o'clock, when I (to decide) to go to bed.
- 5. What time they (to have) dinner yesterday? – They (to have) dinner from seven till eight.
- 6. When she (to see) him a year ago she (not to recognize) him.
- 7. I (to be) very busy yesterday. I (to prepare) for my exam the whole day.
- 8. My brother (to wash) the dishes while I (to sweep) the floor.
- 9. Why you (not to see) a doctor yesterday?
- 10. It (to rain) heavily when he (to go) out.
Откройте скобки, используя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous:
1
Something ......... (fall) out of that window while I ..............
(stand) under it.
2 When
Jane.................(have) her Saturday job at a flower shop
she.............. (send) me flowers.
3
Dad................(pay) me very well when I............(work) in his
shop in the holidays.
4 It................(snow)
while we ..............(make) the snowman.
5
I.............(leave) the shop and then I.............(see) this
picture, so I ............(buy) it.
6
A light rain...............(fall) when I............(arrive) in
Abilene for the first time.
7
I...............(write) to you while my
husband................(speak) over the phone.
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http://serge-flamel.narod.ru/tests/MAIN2.htm
http://www.interactive-english.ru/testy-po-grammatike/175-past-simple-past-continuous/
http://www.native-english.ru/exercises/past
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