Question

Choose the correct alternative. Use the Grammar Bank above if necessary. Then, decide if these extracts come from a detective story (D), a folk tale (F) or a biography (B). 1 ) The old man fished/was fishing as usual when he saw/was seeing something strange. 2) In 2005, Jack was teaching/taught in Canada and became/had become well-known. 3) I ‘d known/’d been knowing Paul for many years and when I read/was reading he was/had been in prison, I knew/was knowing there was a mistake. 4) The prince had been searching/was searching in the forest for ten hours and was beginning/ had begun to lose hope. 5) He noticed/was noticing that somebody had left/had been living a briefcase. 6) Ella had been looking/had looked through old photos when she heard/was hearing a knock on the door.

Answer 1

Відповідь:

1. F

2.B

3.D

4.F

5.D

6.D

Пояснення:

Answer 2

1. The old man was fishing as usual when he saw something strange. (D)
2. In 2005, Jack was teaching in Canada and became well-known. (B)
3. I’d known Paul for many years and when I read he was in prison, I knew there was a mistake. (B)
4. The prince had been searching in the forest for ten hours and was beginning to lose hope. (F)
5. He noticed that somebody had left a briefcase. (D)
6. Ella had been looking through old photos when she heard a knock on the door. (D)