Ex.28. Final test. Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous? Choose the right answer. 1. He a new car last year.
a. bought b. was buying c. had bought d. had been buying
2. He London two years ago.
a. visited b. was visiting c. had visited d. had been visiting
3. I yesterday because I was sick.
a. didn't work b. wasn't working c. hadn't worked d. hadn't been working
4. She fell asleep while she TV.
a. watched b. was watching c. had watched d. had been watching
5. She probably lost her keys while she in the park.
a. walked b. was walking c. had walked d. had been walking
6. He at four o'clock yesterday.
a. slept b. was sleeping c. had slept d. had been sleeping
7. First he as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
a. worked b. was working c. had worked d. had been working
8. Christopher Columbus America in 1492.
a. discovered b. was discovering c. had discovered d. had been discovering
9. By the time I came back, Mike and Jane, so I couldn't tell them about it.
a. already left b. were already leaving c. had already left d. had already been leaving
10. It me two hours to get to the airport.
a. took b. was taking c. had taken d. had been taking
11. Their car was stolen while they lunch at a cafe.
a. ate b. were eating c. had eaten d. had been eating
12. When he lived in Mexico, he in a bank.
a. worked b. was working c. had worked d. had been working
13. He for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers attacked him.
a. waited b. was waiting c. had waited d. had been waiting
14. She all the letters by the time her boss asked her to type them again.
a. sent b. was sending c. had sent d. had been sending
15. Until last night, she him about it.
a. never asked b. was never asking c. had never asked d. had never been asking
16. By the time we arrived, she for us at the train station for three hours.
a. waited b. was waiting c. had waited d. had been waiting