Question

1. I ... work at 6 o'clock A) was startingB) startedC) didn't started2. Yesterday Carol ... emails from 10 to 11 and them from 5 to 7 againA) wroteB) had writtenC) was writing3. He ... near the harbour yesterdayA) went sailingB) was sailingC) sailed4. While we ... to the news, the telephone ...A) were listening, rangB) listened, was ringingC) listened, rang5. My grandma never ... TV, But she ... booksA) was watching, was readingB) watched, readC) didn't watch, read6. They ... to work at 7 o'clock yesterdayA) were drivingB) droveC) was driving7. As the stranger ... to the station, a car ... behind himA) was coming, stoppedB) came, was stoppingC) came, stopped8. He ... and ... the lightA) got up, switched offB) was getting up, switched offC) got up, was switched off9. We arrived in Cannes at 2.30. The sun ..., people ... on the beachA) was shining, was sunbathingB) shone, sunbathedC) was shining, were sunbathing10. Tom ... a newspaper the whole evening yesterdayA) was readingB) readC) were reading​

Answer 1

1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5b, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9c, 10a

Answer 2

1. I ... work at 6 o'clock - Correct answer: B) started - Explanation: "Started" is the past participle of the verb "to start", which fits the context of the sentence.

2. Yesterday Carol ... emails from 10 to 11 and them from 5 to 7 again - Correct answer: A) wrote - Explanation: "Wrote" is the past tense of the verb "to write", which fits the context of the sentence.

3. He ... near the harbour yesterday - Correct answer: C) sailed - Explanation: "Sailed" is the past participle of the verb "to sail", which fits the context of the sentence.

4. While we ... to the news, the telephone ... - Correct answer: A) were listening, rang - Explanation: "Were listening" is the past continuous tense of the verb "to listen", and "rang" is the past tense of the verb "to ring".

5. My grandma never ... TV, But she ... books - Correct answer: B) watched, read - Explanation: "Watched" is the past tense of the verb "to watch", and "read" is the base form of the verb "to read".

6. They ... to work at 7 o'clock yesterday - Correct answer: C) was driving - Explanation: "Was driving" is the past continuous tense of the verb "to drive", which fits the context of the sentence.

7. As the stranger ... to the station, a car ... behind him - Correct answer: B) came, was stopping - Explanation: "Came" is the past tense of the verb "to come", and "was stopping" is the past continuous tense of the verb "to stop".

8. He ... and ... the light - Correct answer: B) was getting up, switched off - Explanation: "Was getting up" is the past continuous tense of the verb "to get up", and "switched off" is the past tense of the verb "to switch off".

9. We arrived in Cannes at 2.30. The sun ..., people ... on the beach - Correct answer: B) shone, sunbathed - Explanation: "Shone" is the past tense of the verb "to shine", and "sunbathed" is the past participle of the verb "to sunbathe".

10. Tom ... a newspaper the whole evening yesterday - Correct answer: C) was reading - Explanation: "Was reading" is the past continuous tense of the verb "to read", which fits the context of the sentence.