1. What you (read) when I (come)? – A very interesting detective. I (take) the book from the library yesterday. 2. Ann still (wait) for me when I (arrive). She (get) angry because I (be) late again. 3. Where you (hurry) when I (meet) you? – I (go) to the station to meet my mother. 4. I (drive, not) fast when the accident (happen). 5. I (come) to the station an hour before the train’s departure. While I (be) waiting for the train I (read) a newspaper. 6. The telephone (ring) when we (have) dinner. My wife (answer) the phone. 7. The students (talk) excitedly when the teacher (come) in, but they (stop) at once when the teacher (speak). He (walk) across the room and (begin) writing some questions on the blackboard. While he (write), the students (sit) down, (take) out their pens and (prepare) themselves for the test. The teacher (finish) writing, (sit) down in front of the class and (open) a book. He (read) his book the whole time while the students (answer) the questions. When the bell (ring) at 4 o’clock, most of them still (write). The teacher (tell) them to stop working and he (collect) their answer papers. When they (leave) the room he (begin) correcting the papers.
Ex. 4. Use Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
1. The house was very quiet when I (get) home. Everybody (go) to bed. 2. I (feel) very tired when I (get) home, so I (go) straight to bed. 3. I (look) for my textbook for half an hour when at last I (find) it in the laboratory. 4. Mary (look) happy. She (say) she (find) her ring. 5. Julia (not, finish) work when Jim (get) to the office. 6. I (finish) my homework by 6 and (go) out for a walk. 7 Greta (look) through the magazine for an hour when Carol (bump) into her place. 8. They (eat) everything by the time we (arrive). 9. He (refuse) to go till he (see) all the pictures. 10. She (leave) just when he (phone). 11. Before the train (arrive) she (buy) something to eat. 12. When I (come) to the post office, it (close) already. 13. When Polly (go) back to the shop, they (sell) the book she (want). 14. When he (arrive) at the theatre, the play (start) already. 15. After he (fix) the car, he (decide) to have a rest. 16. I suddenly (remember) that I (forget) my keys. 17. The thieves (go) already away by the time the police (arrive). 18. Diana (not, be) to a jazz concert before, because she (not, be) keen on such music. 19. Bob (know) his girlfriend for a year before he (ask) her to marry him.
Ex. 5. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the sentences.
1. When we had ate lunch we were sitting in the garden.
2. While I looked for my keys, I remembered I left them at home.
3. Anna had used to play tennis when she had been at school.
4. When I was finally finding the house, I was knocking at the door.
5. After Jill was giving Nick his book, she went home.
6. I was using to get up early when I had gone sailing.
7. The Vikings had sailed to North America 1000 years ago.
Ex. 6. Do the multiple choice test.
1. How many athletes … by then?
A. did he train B. was he training C. had he trained D. had he been training
2. … the film on TV last night?
A. Did you watch B. Were you watching C. Had you watched D. Had you been watching
3. It … all day yesterday.
A. rained B. was raining C. had rained D. had been raining
4. The tourists were exhausted because they … all day yesterday.
A. walked B. were walking C. had walked D. had been walking
5. What … at 3 p.m. yesterday?
A. did he do B. was he doing C. had he done D. had he been doing
6. She … to find a job in a bank for weeks.
A. tried B. was trying C. had tried D. had been trying
7. The lecture already … by the time I ….
A. started; had arrived B. had started; arrived C. had started; had arrived D. started; arrived
8. Fred … fast when the accident ….
A. was driving; happened B. was driving; was happening C. drove; happened D. drove; was happening
9. My father was experienced. He … (work) for the company for twelve years.
A. worked B. was working C. had worked D. had been working
10. There was no juice left because Nick … it all.
A. drank B. was drinking C. had drunk D. had been drinking
11. When … from the college?
A. did you graduate B. were you graduating C. had you graduated
D. had you been graduating
12. Henry … tennis every day for months before his first tournament.
A. played B. was playing C. had played D. had been playing
13. While I …, my brother ….
A. swam; fished B. was swimming; was fishing C. swam; was fishing D. was swimming; fished
14. While Mary … dressed the bell ….
A. got; rang B. was getting; was ringing C. got; was ringing D. was getting; rang
15. When David … the house, he … that he … his papers.
A. left; had realized; forgot B. left; was realizing; had forgotten C. had left; realized; had forgotten D. left; realized; had forgotten
16. When I … Kate … for me. She was upset as she … for some hours.
A. came; waited; was waiting B. came; was waiting; had been waiting C. came; was waiting; waited D. had come; was waiting; had been waiting.