Тест 24 Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous

TEST 24 PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS / PAST PERFECT

1.I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.

A talked

В had talked

С had been talking

D was talking

2. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.

A sat

В had sat

С had been sitting

D were sitting

3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.

A learnt

В had learnt

С had been learning

 D was learning

4 .1visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.

 A stayed

В had stayed

С had been staying

D was staying

5.1 (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter

A stayed

В had stayed

С had been staying

D was staying

6 The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in

A played

В had played

С had been playing

D was playing   

7 Alice closed the magazine and rose from die sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.

A lay

В had lain

С had been lying

D was lying

8 A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance

A was

В had been

С had being

9. We(walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.

A walked

В had walked

С 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

В had talked

С had been talking D was talking

11.I hardly (finish) speaking with a porter when the phone rang again.

A finished

В had hardly finished

С had been finishing

D was finishing

12. First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.

A answered

В had answered

С 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

В had planned

С had been planning

D was planning