ENGLISH TESTS

"Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner?"
"No, but I _____ a lot of food, so it didn't matter."
1. had prepared
2. was preparing
3. had been prepaing
"Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he?"
"Yes. He _____ his first record when he was sixteen."
1. made
2. was making
3. had made
"There was a power cut last night."
"I know. I _____ some paperwork when the lights went out."
1. had been doing
2. was doing
3. had done
"Did you see Paul Simon in concert?"
"No. I was hopng to get tickets, but they _____."
1. had sold out
2. sold out
3. were selling out
"The restaurant was packed last night."
"Yes. Luckily, I _____ a table in advance."
1. was booking
2. had booked
3. had been booking
"Did you watch the film yesterday?"
"No. It _____ by the time we got home."
1. finished
2. was finishing
3. had finished
"Did you stay up late last night?"
"No. I _____ all day, so I went to bed early."
1. had been working
2. worked
3. was working
"Did you enjoy your holiday?"
"Yes. We _____ most of our time on the beach."
1. had spent
2. were spending
3. spent
"Kim looked tired this morning."
"I know. She _____ all night long."
1. studied
2. had studied
3. had been studying
"So what happened?"
"We _____ through the woods when we heard a gunshot."
1. had walked
2. walked
3. were walking
Lynne _____ as she was cleaning the windows.
1. was singing
2. had sung
3. sang
Mr. Todd _____ for thirty years when he retired.
1. was teaching
2. had been teaching
3. taught
I phoned Jack because _____ to ask him a question.
1. wanted
2. had wanted
3. was wanting
They _____ for hours when they stopped for a rest.
1. had walked
2. had been walking
3. were walking
The shop _____ the table by the time I got there.
1. had been selling
2. had sold
3. sold
Joe was happy. He _____ first prize in the competition.
1. was winning
2. won
3. had won
It _____ while they were playing the football match.
1. was raining
2. had rained
3. rained
Rob _____ the box and looked inside.
1. was opening
2. opened
3. had opened
Eve was delighted to hear that she _____ the job.
1. was getting
2. had got
3. got
I was running when I _____ on the ice.
1. slipped
2. was slipping
3. had slipped
People _____ very long hours in those days.
1. used to work
2. were working
3. had worked
They _____ the tickets when they went to the concert.
1. were already buying
2. had already bought
3. bought
Carol _____ her arm, so she couldn't write for six weeks.
1. had broken
2. was breaking
3. broke
We _____ in a hotel by the sea last summer.
1. had been staying
2. stayed
3. had stayed
They ____ outside when the results were announced.
1. were standing
2. stood
3. had been standing
"I _____ about buying a new car recently."
"Really? What sort of car?"
1. have been thinking
2. have thought
3. thought

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