Question

PAST TENSES a)By two o’clock the teacher __________ (to examine) all the students. 1examined 2was examining 3had examined 4had been examining b)Mary __________ (cross) the street by the time the trafic lights turned red. * 1ad crossed 2crossed 3had been crossing 4was crossing c)Tommy __________ (write) a report on wildlife all evening yesterday. 1was writing 2had written 3wrote 4had been writing d)Sam hit a nearby car while he __________ (park). * 1was parking 2had parked 3parked 4had been parking e)A customs officer __________ (check) our luggage and let us go. 1had been checking 2had checked 3checked 4was checking f)My mom was glad to meet her school friend again. She __________ (not/see) her for many years. 1hadn't been seeing 2hadn't seen 3wasn't seeing 4didn't see h)Garry __________ (start) his new job last week. * 1had started 2started 3was starting 4had been starting i)I __________ (spend) all my money by the time we finished doing the shopping 1spent 2was spending 3had spent 4had been spending j)Ron __________ (finish) his test and left the classroom. * 1had finished 2had been finishing 3was finishing 4finished k)My elder brother __________ (take) driving lessons for 3 months before parents bought him a car. 1had been taking 2had taken 3was taking 4took l)Jack __________ (sleep) when somebody broke a window in his house. * 1had been sleeping 2had slept 3was sleeping 4slept m)Jane was worried when she realised that she __________ (lose) her keys. * 1lost 2was losing 3had been losing 4had lost n)Dad ate his sandwich while he__________ (walk) the dog. * 1walked 2was walking 3had walked 4had been walking o)We __________ (swim) for an hour when the sea became rough. * 1had been swimming 2were swimming 3swam 4had swum p)Debby arrived at the station, but the train __________ (leave). * 1had left 2had been left 3was leaving 4left r)Over-the-road trucker (drive) for 10 hours before he ran out of petrol. * 1had been driving 2had driven 3were driving 4drove

Answer 1

A) 1
B)4
C)2
D)1
E)1
F)4
H)3
I)2
J)3
K)1
L)1
M)4
N)2
O)1
P)1
R)4

Answer 2

a) By two o’clock the teacher had examined all the students. b) Mary had crossed the street by the time the traffic lights turned red. c) Tommy had been writing a report on wildlife all evening yesterday. d) Sam hit a nearby car while he was parking. e) A customs officer had checked our luggage and let us go. f) My mom was glad to meet her school friend again. She hadn't seen her for many years. h) Garry had started his new job last week. i) I had spent all my money by the time we finished doing the shopping. j) Ron had finished his test and left the classroom. k) My elder brother had been taking driving lessons for 3 months before parents bought him a car. l) Jack was sleeping when somebody broke a window in his house. m) Jane was worried when she realized that she had lost her keys. n) Dad ate his sandwich while he was walking the dog. o) We had been swimming for an hour when the sea became rough. p) Debby arrived at the station, but the train had left. r) Over-the-road trucker had been driving for 10 hours before he ran out of petrol.