Underline the correct tense?

Английский язык | 10 - 11 классы

Underline the correct tense.

1. I saw Jim this morning.

He ran / was running for the bus.

2. Keri was angry.

She had been waiting / was waiting for Sarah for two hours.

3. Andy was relieved to hear that he was passing / had passed the exam.

4. I was walking / had walked home when I saw Paul.

5. Brian learnt / had learnt how to spell his name at school today.

6. They hadn’t visited / weren’t visiting their grandparents for a long time.

7. I watched / was watching television when the telephone rang.

8. Jason had been thinking / had thought about his new car all day.

9. I bought the dress because I wanted / had wanted something special to wear to the party.

10. The little boy was crying because he had lost / was losing his mother.

11. Graham had been working / was working for the company for twenty years before he retired.

12. Pam opened / had opened the present and read the card.

13. Lucy wrote / had written a letter to her sister last night.

14. It had been raining / was raining all day and the roads were very wet.

15. Sue was smiling / had smiled as she was reading Mary’s letter.

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Enina260298 11 июн. 2020 г., 15:44:47

1. I saw Jim this morning.

He was running for the bus.

2. Keri was angry.

She had been waiting for Sarah for two hours.

3. Andy was relieved to hear that he had passed the exam.

4. I was walking home when I saw Paul.

5. Brian learnt how to spell his name at school today.

6. They hadn’t visited their grandparents for a long time.

7. I was watching television when the telephone rang.

8. Jason had been thinking about his new car all day.

9. I bought the dress because I wanted something special to wear to the party.

10. The little boy was crying because he had lost his mother.

11. Graham had been working for the company for twenty years before he retired.

12. Pam opened the present and read the card.

13. Lucy wrote a letter to her sister last night.

14. It had been raining all day and the roads were very wet.

15. Sue was smiling as she was reading Mary’s letter.

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Had come, had been blowing, had rained 3.

Came, was blowing, had been raining 4.

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Took , was taking, had taken, had been taking 2.

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Ate were eating had eaten had been eating 3.

My grandmother_______fairy tales to me when I was a child.

Read was reading had read had been reading 4.

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Worked was working had worked had been working 5.

He _____ for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers attacked him.

Waited was waiting had waited had been waiting 6.

She____ all the letters by the time her boss asked her to type them again.

Sent was sending had sent 7.

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Never asked was never asking had never asked 8.

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Smoked was smoking had been smoking 9.

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- told.

- had told.

- was telling.

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2. scarcely.

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- I was looking.

- had I been looking.

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3. while I.

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3) Joanna switched / had switched the TV off and went to bed.

4) Mike slipped and twisted his ankle while he was playing / had played football yesterday.

5) Tony was shocked.

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Opened / was opening it and started / had started / had started reading.

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1. Alan ___out almost every day last year, but now he can't afford it?

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Used to eat

ate

was eating

had eaten

2.

I didn't see Linda last month because she___around Europe at that time.

Travelled

was travelling

had travelled

had been travelling

3.

While I ____the dishes last night, I dropped a plate and broke it.

Washed

was washing

had washed

had been washing

4.

It wasn't raining when I looked out of the window ; the sun was shining.

But it___ earlier.

That's why the ground was wet.

Rained

was raining

had rained

had been raining

5.

The trouble started when Mrs.

Leslie Cady ____control of her car on a narrow mountain road.

Was losing

lost

had lost

had been losing

6.

When Alice was small, she ____of darkness and always slept with the light on.

Used to be afraid

was afraid

had been afraid

afraided

7.

Greg didn't want to be late for the theatre.

He drove as fast as he could.

The play ____as he walked in the door of the theatre.

Was just beginning

had just began

just began

had been just beginning

8.

She was not interested in the book because she ____it.

Hadn't understood

didn't understand

wasn't understanding

hadn't been understanding

9.

Before I went to bed I decided to check the front door.

I was sure my sister ____ it.

And I was right!

Didn't lock

hadn't locked

locked

had locked

10.

Rescue workers _____ a man, a woman, and two children from cold rushing water.

Had pulled

pulled

were pulling

had been pulling

11.

Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody ___ into their house.

Broke

was breaking

had broken

had been breaking

12.

Her face was stained with tears and her eyes were red.

She ____ .

Cried

was crying

had been crying

had cried

13.

He didn't see me as he was reading when I ___ into the room.

Had come

came

had been coming

was coming

14.

I saw Paul at the airport.

He ___ for his brother's plane to arrive from Canada.

Had been waiting

was waiting

waited

had waited

15.

A man once built a house and ___ his friends to visit him.

Had invited

was inviting

invited

had been inviting.

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