Question 1

What ________ (you/do) when I ________ (call) you last night?

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were you doing / called

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were you doing / was calling

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did you do / was calling

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did you do / called

Question 2

Yesterday I ________ (go) to the library, next I ________ (have) a swim, later I ________ (meet) Julie for coffee

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went / had / met

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was going / had / met

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went / had / was meeting

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went / was having / met

Question 3

When her train ________ (get) to the station, we ________ (wait) on the platform

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got / were waiting

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was getting / waited

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was getting/ were waiting

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got /waited

Question 4

On holiday we ________ (visit) Rome, ________ (see) the Vatican, and ________ (spend) a few days at the beach.

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visited / saw / spent

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was visiting / was seeing/ was spending

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visited / saw / was spending

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visited / was seeing / spent

Question 5

When you ________ (arrive) at the party, who ________ (be) there?

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arrived / was

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was arriving / were

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arrived /  were being

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was arriving / was

Question 6

Why ________ (you/stand) on a chair when I ________ (come) into the room?

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were you standing / came

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did you stand / came

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were you standing / was coming

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did you stand / was coming

Question 7

At 7pm yesterday, we ________ (listen) to music.

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were listening

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was listening

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listens

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listened

Question 8

He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone ________ (ring)

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was taking / rang

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took / rang

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took / was ringing

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was taking / was ringing

Question 9

A&#58; What …………(you/do) at 3pm yesterday? -   B&#58; I ………………… (clean) my house.

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were you doing / was cleaning

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did you do / was cleaning

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did you do / cleaned

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were you doing / cleaned

Question 10

The children ________ (play) outside all afternoon.

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were playing

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play

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played

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playing

Question 11

What ________ (they/do) at 10pm last night? - it was really noisy.

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were they doing

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did they do

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they did

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they were doing

Question 12

They ________ (not / play) football when it started to rain.

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weren't playing

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won't play

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didn't play

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wasn't playing

Question 13

Where ________ (she/find) her keys?

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did/find

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does/find

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do/find

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did/found

Question 14

He ________ (write) a letter to his friend last night.

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wrote

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written

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writes

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write

Question 15

I ________ (not / see) her at the party.

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didn't see

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didn't saw

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don't see

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doesn't see

Question 16

We ________ (not / go) to the cinema last night.

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didn't go

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don't go

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didn't went

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doesn't go

Question 17

They ________ (visit) their grandparents last weekend.

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visited

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visits

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visit

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are visiting

Question 18

She ________ (read) a book while waiting for the bus.

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was reading

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readed

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reads

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is reading

Question 19

They ________ (leave) the house early.

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left

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leaves

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leaving

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leaved

Question 20

_______ you _______ (meet) John yesterday?

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Did / meet

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Did / met

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Do / met

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Does / meet

Question 21

He _______ (cook) dinner when I arrived.

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was cooking

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cooks

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cooked

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is cooking

Question 22

I _______ (not / use) my phone when it suddenly died.

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wasn't using

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don't use

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didn't use

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weren't using

Question 23

At 7 PM last night, I ________ (watch) TV.

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was watching

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were watching

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watched

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was watched

Question 24

He _______ (not / see) his favorite band when they came to town.

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didn't see

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doesn't see

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didn't saw

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wasn't seeing

Question 25

________ he _______ (finish) his homework before dinner?

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Did / finish

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Do / finish

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Did / finished

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Does / finish

Question 26

She ________ (not / play) the piano when the guests arrived.

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wasn't playing

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don't play

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didn't play

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doesn't play

Question 27

The kids ________ (build) a sandcastle at the beach all morning.

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were building

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was building

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builds

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built

Question 28

_______ you _______ (enjoy) the concert last night?

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Did / enjoy

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Did / enjoyed

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Does / enjoy

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Do / enjoy

Question 29

_______ she _______ (study) for the test all day yesterday?

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Was / studying

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Did / study

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Did / studying

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Were / studying

Question 30

They ________ (not / eat) dinner when the power went out.

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weren't eating

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wasn't eating

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didn't eat

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don't eat

Question 31

You (wear) ...................... your new hat when I (meet) ...................... you yesterday.

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were wearing/met

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were wearing/ was meeting

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wore / met

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wore/ was meeting

Question 32

We (read) ___________ while he (eat) _________

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was reading/ was eating

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read/ was eating

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were reading/ate

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read/ ate

Question 33

What ________ (you/do) at the park when it started to rain?

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were you doing

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doing you do

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did you do

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you were doing

Question 34

Miss Brown’s telephone (ring) _________ when she (dress) _______.

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rang/ was dressing

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was ringing/ was dressing

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rang/ dressed

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was ringing/ dressed

Question 35

When Jack (phone) __________ me, I (write) _________ aletter

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phoned/ was writing

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phoned / wrote

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was phoning/ wrote

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was phoning/ was writing

Question 36

While she (wash up) __________ , she (hear) ______ the doorbell, then voices.

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was washing up/ heard

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washed up/ was hearing

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was washing up/ was hearing

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washed up/ heard

Question 37

Yesterday I …………………………(go) to the Post Office, ………………………… (buy) some fruit at the supermarket and ………………………… (read) a book in the park in the afternoon.

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went / bought / read

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was going/ bought / was reading

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went / was buying/ read

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went / was buying/ was reading

Question 38

Why (you / cry) ____________ when I (arrive) ___________?

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were you crying / arrived

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did you cry / arrived

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were you crying / was arriving

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did you cry / was arriving

Question 39

Whilethe teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students …………………..(look) at an insect on the ceiling

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was talking / were looking

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was talking / looked

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talked / looked

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talked / were looking

Question 40

She………………………………… (think) of something else while you ………………..(talk) to her

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was thinking / were talking

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thought / talked

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was thinking / talked

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thought / were talking

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