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Question 1: My friend ________ for me when I arrived

A. waited
B. has waited
C. was waiting
D. has been waiting

Question 2: What ________ when you saw her?

A. did Sue wear
B. was Sue wearing
C. has Sue worn
D. was wearing Sue

Question 3: John _______ basketball at 3p.m yesterday

A. was playing
B. is playing
C. played
D. were playing

Question 4: Sarah _________ a new car last week

A. is buying
B. buy
C. bought
D. was buying

Question 5: I _________ when suddenly the dog began to bark

A. study
B. studied
C. was studying
D. did study

Question 6: They _________ hard at the moment

A. are working
B. were working
C. worked
D. work

Question 7: I _________ home from work when it began to snow

A. am walking
B. walk
C. were walking
D. was walking

Question 8: Jane _________ the receiver and dialed the number

A. lifts
B. was lifting
C. lifted
D. lift

Question 9: Walk Disney _________ Mickey Mouse

A. was creating
B. creates
C. created
D. is creating

Question 10: Helen _________ to the gym every day, but now she doesn’t

A. use to go
B. didn’t use to go
C. was going
D. used to go

Question 11: We _________ for a new house at the moment

A. are looking
B. look
C. looked
D. was looking

Question 12: Ted _________ his father in the garden every Sunday

A. was helping
B. helps
C. is helping
D. were helping

Question 13: The ferry to Calais_________ at 3 o’clock every day

A. leave
B. leaves
C. was leaving
D. is leaving

Question 14: You _________ your music too loud! I can’t stand it!

A. were always playing
B. always play
C. are always playing
D. play

Question 15: I saw the accident when I _____ for the taxi

A. were waiting
B. was waiting
C. waiting
D. waited

Question 16: What ______ when I phoned?

A. did you do
B. was you doing
C. were you doing
D. do you do

Question 17: While people were talking to each other, he ________ his book

A. reads
B. is reading
C. read
D. was reading

Question 18: Fred fell off the ladder while he _________ the ceiling

A. used to paint
B. was painting
C. painted
D. paiting

Question 19: When you rang, I _______ my bike

A. cleaned
B. was cleaning
C. used to clean
D. clean

Question 20: _______ I was listening to music, I heard the doorbell

A. When
B. While
C. If
D. Because

Question 21: Yesterday at six I ______ dinner

A. prepared
B. prepare
C. was preparing
D. is preparing

Question 22: The kids _________ in the garden when it suddenly rained

A. play
B. is playing
C. was playing
D. were playing

Question 23: I _________ the guitar when he came home

A. practice
B. have practiced
C. was practicing
D. practiced

Question 24: What _________ at 9 p.m yesterday?

A. were you doing
B. are you doing
C. do you do
D. did you do

Question 25: Robert _________ lunch when his uncle phoned

A. is having
B. has had
C. had
D. was having

Question 26: James _________ the newspaper when the phone rang

A. reads
B. is reading
C. was reading
D. read

Question 27: James _________ when Wendy came into the room

A. was sleeping
B. slept
C. has been sleeping
D. sleep

Question 28: At four o’clock yesterday afternoon, Chris _________ his birthday presents

A. opens
B. was opening
C. has opened
D. opened

Question 29: I _________ a book when the doorbell rang

A. am reading
B. read
C. is reading
D. was reading

Question 30: When I left home this morning, it _________

A. was raining
B. is raining
C. rains
D. raining

Question 31: ‘Where is Scott?’
‘He ________ on the phone when I saw him’

A. was talk
B. talked
C. had talked
D. was talking

Question 32: Sarah ________ dinner when she burnt her finger

A. was cooking
B. cooks
C. is cooking
D. cooked

Question 33: This time yesterday we ________ in the sea

A. swam
B. are swimming
C. were swimming
D. swim

Question 34: He ________ to work when the accident happened

A. is driving
B. was driving
C. drove
D. drive

Question 35: At eight o’clock this morning, they ______ breakfast

A. have been having
B. was having
C. have had
D. were having

Question 36: Paul ______ to Tina when I saw him

A. is talking
B. was talking
C. talks
D. talked

Question 37: Tina ______ while Bob was watering the plans

A. cooked
B. was cooking
C. has been cooking
D. cook

Question 38: ‘There was a power cut last night’
‘I know. I ______ some paperwork when the lights went out’

A. had been doing
B. were doing
C. had done
D. was doing

Question 39: ‘So what happened?’
‘We ______ through the woods when we heard a gunshot’

A. had walked
B. walked
C. were walking
D. walk

Question 40: ‘Whose is this earning?’
‘I don’t know. I found it when I ________ the house’

A. was cleaning
B. had cleaned
C. am cleaning
D. cleaned

Question 41: ‘When did you speak to Sue?’
‘I met her as I ________ to work’

A. had walked
B. were walking
C. am walking
D. was walking

Question 42: Did you find Tom?’
‘Yes. He ________ in his study when I found him’

A. worked
B. was working
C. works
D. work

Question 43: ‘You’ve very late. Where have you been?’
‘Well, I ________ home from work when the car broken down;

A. was driving
B. am driving
C. drove
D. drive

Question 44: She ________ a film when the telephone rang

A. was watching
B. has watched
C. has been watching
D. watched

Question 45: Lisa ________ the house when her husband came home

A. paints
B. was painting
C. has painted
D. painted

Question 46: He cut his finger while he ______ some wood

A. chopped
B. is chopping
C. was chopping
D. chop

Question 47: ‘How did you hurt your hand?’
‘I cut it as I ______ some vegetables’

A. chopped
B. am chopping
C. chop
D. was chopping

Question 48: What ________ at 11:30 yesterday?

A. were you doing
B. was you doing
C. you were doing
D. were you do

Question 49: I saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They ________ at the bus stop

A. waiting
B. waited
C. were waiting
D. was waiting

Question 50: While we _____ in the park, Mary fell over

A. ran
B. are running
C. was running
D. were running