I ___on the train, __down and the ticket inspector__my ticket. A)got, was sitting, checked B)got, sat, checked
B)got, sat, checked
100
I ___annoyed because I____for the dentist for a very long time.
A) was, had been waiting
B) had been, was waiting
A) was, had been waiting
100
I___for ten minutes when the police___me.
A) drove, stopped
B) was driving, had stopped
C) had been driving, stopped
C) had been driving, stopped
100
As Mike __lunch at the canteen, the fire alarm__.
A) had, sounded
B) was having, was sounding
C) was having, sounded
C) was having, sounded
100
When I__the house, the children___computer games.
A) left, were playing
B) was leaving, played
A) left, were playing
200
By the time the police___, the thieves__away.
A) arrived, had run
B) arrived, were running
C) had arrived, ran
A) arrived, had run
200
Suzy___towards her car, when she___that she__some important documents at home.
A)walked, remembered, left
B)walked, had remembered, had left
C) was walking, remembered, had left
C) was walking, remembered, had left
200
I__breakfast, while my roommates__the morning paper.
A) had, read
B) was having, was reading
C) was having, were reading
C) was having, were reading
200
Mark__ up his story before his computer__down.
A) had typed, broke
B) typed, had broken
A) had typed, broke
200
After Katie___the shopping, she___ a coffee with Tina.
A) had done, had
B) did, had had
A) had done, had
300
Jared__for two hours, when we__into each other at the park the other day.
A) jogged, bumped
B) was jogging, bumped
C) had been jogging, bumped
C) had been jogging, bumped
300
When Liza __out of the window, it_. It was so gloomy. It__continuously for 2 days.
A) looked, rained, had rained
B) looked, was raining, had been raining
C) looked, had been raining, was raining
B) looked, was raining, had been raining
300
Mark__Suzie last night, but he___talk to her because she__a bath.
A) called, couldn't, was having
B) was calling, couldn't, was having
C) had been calling, couldn't, was having
A) called, couldn't, was having
300
My dad__me a puppy for my birthday. I___one.
A) gave, always wanted
B) gave, had always wanted
C) had given, always wanted
B) gave, had always wanted
300
By the time I__the office, it__raining.
A) left, had started
B) had left, started
A) left, had started
400
The children ___up the bedroom when I __home.
A) tidied, arrived
B) were tidying, was arriving
C) were tidying, arrived
C) were tidying, arrived
400
I___a horror film, when I___ a strange noise.
A) watched, heard
B) was watching, was hearing
C) was watching, heard
C) was watching, heard
400
As Lucy __in the queue to buy a ticket for the concert, she __ that she__ enough money on her.
A) was waiting, realised, didn't have
B) was waiting, had realised, didn't have
A) was waiting, realised, didn't have
400
Peter__hard all day, so when he__home he __straight to bed.
A) worked, got, went
B) had worked, had got, went
C) had been working, got, went
C) had been working, got, went
400
Danny__the leak in the bathroom while we___ the kitchen.
A) repaired, painted
B) was repairing, were painting
C) was repairing, painted
B) was repairing, were painting
500
Before I __the book, I___the film.
A) read, had seen
B) had read, saw
A) read, had seen
500
She___furious because she__at the bus stop for 45 minutes before the bus finally__.
A) was, was waiting, came
B) was, had been waiting, had come
C) was, had been waiting, came
C) was, had been waiting, came
500
By the time my friends__, we__the cake.
A) had arrived, cut
B) arrived, had cut
B) arrived, had cut
500
While I___ to work, I__that I hardly ___any petrol left.
A) drove, realised, had
B) was driving, realised, had had
C) was driving, realised, had
C) was driving, realised, had
500
What__when the accident___?
A) did you do, happened
B) were you doing, happened
C) both A) and B) are correct