past continuous

Тест №1 Прошедшее продолженное время/ The Past Continuous Tense

Выберите правильный вариант ответа. Choose the correct variant:

1. When I arrived, Tom (lie) on the sofa and (speak) over the phone.
   lied, spoke
   was liing, speaking
   was liing, was speaking
   was lying, was speaking
   
   
2. 2. The police caught Dan when he (rob) a shop.
   has robbed
   was robing
   was robbing
   robed
   
   
3. He couldn’t speak because he (die) of laugh.
   had died
   were dying
   was dying
   was diing
   
   
4. - What you (do) between one and two? I phoned you several times. - I (play) the piano and heard nothing.
   will you do, ’ll play
   are you doing, am playing
   were you doing, was playing
   was you doing, was playing
   
   
5. When I got up that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing).
   shone, sang
   was shining, were singing
   were shining, was singing
   
   
6. When you rang me yesterday, I (have) a bath.
   were having
   had
   had had
   was having
   
   
7. Somebody stole the money from Dad’s pocket while he (sleep).
   slept
   was sleeping
   were sleeping
   
   
8. I (sit) by the window when I heard the noise.
   was sitting
   sat
   sitted
   
   
9. 9. It (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.
   rained, was walking
   rained, walked
   were raining, was walking
   was raining, was walking
   
   
10. Just as Tom (cross) the street, a car came round the corner.
    crossed
    were crossing
    was crossing
    
    
11. I glanced at Mary who (still/ shiver) from the cold.
    still was shivering
    were still shivering
    still shivered
    was still shivering
    
    
12. At six o’clock I (wait) for Jennie at the station.
    am waiting
    will wait
    wait
    
    
13. On coming up to the house I saw a man who (try) to unlock the door by force.
    tried
    was trying
    
    
14. The student (reply) to the question when the headmistress came in.
    had replied
    was replying
    was repliing
    
    
15. I saw a light in your window as I (pass) by.
    was passing
    had passed
    passed
    
    
16. 16. Liz’s elder brother said that he (go) to enter Leeds University.
    will go
    would go
    was going
    
    
17. While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.
    had waited
    was waiting
    waited
    
    
18. We (just/talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.
    were just talking, was coming
    just were talking, came
    were just talking, came
    
    
19. They (quarrel) while they (wash) their car.
    quarreled, were washing
    were quarelling, were washing
    were quarreling, washed
    were quarreling, were washing
    
    
20. Yesterday while Dad (shave), he (cut) himself slightly.
    shaved, cut
    was shaving, cut
    was shaving, cutted