Question 1

1. I was doing my homework when the stone _______ the window.

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hit

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hitted

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was hitting

Question 2

2. Everyone ________ outside when the car arrived.

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was waiting

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were waiting

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waited

Question 3

3. Ryan and I __________ tennis when Ryan _____ his foot.

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were playing/broke

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played/was breaking

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were playing/was breaking

Question 4

4. When we _________ TV, Daddy _______ home.

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were watching/arrived

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was watching/arrived

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watched/arrived

Question 5

5. Jason _______ his prize when his phone ________.

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was collecting/rang

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collected/rang

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was collecting/rung

Question 6

6. We ____________ dinner when you called round.

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weren't having

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didn't be having

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didn't have

Question 7

7. Nobody _______ the TV so we ___________ it off.

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was watching/switched

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watched/were switching

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watched/switched

Question 8

8. I was listening to the radio when I _____________________ someone I knew.

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heard

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was hearing

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were hearing

Question 9

9. What were they doing when the electricity ______ off.

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went

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goed

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was going

Question 10

10. What _______ when you saw him?

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was Max doing

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did Max do

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Max was doing

Question 11

11. I found my toy when I ____________________ my room.

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was tidying

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was tidied

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tidied

Question 12

12. Grandpa ______ some old coins when he was working in the garden.

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found

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did find

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was finding

Question 13

13. When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant ________________ .

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escaped

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was escaped

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was escaping

Question 14

14. The phone _________________ when I was doing my homework.

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rang

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ring

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did ring

Question 15

15. What was you doing when the storm _______________?

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started

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was starting

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was started

Question 16

16. We ________ on a first aid course yesterday.

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went

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were doing

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did go

Question 17

17. I’m sorry to bother you. _________ something important?

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were you doing

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Did you do

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You were doing

Question 18

18. __________________ the first airplane?

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Did the Wright brothers make

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Did the Wright brothers made

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Were the Wright brothers making

Question 19

19. I ________ a book when my headache started.

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was reading

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read

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readed

Question 20

20. When I _________ the doctor, he wasn’t wearing his white coat.

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saw

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seen

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was seeing

Question 21

21. Dad was making a new tree house when he __________ his hand.

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hurt

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was hurting

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hurted

Question 22

22. When they interviewed the actor, she ________ somewhere in Europe.

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was working

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worked

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is working

Question 23

23. I ______ on my mobile when I met you.

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wasn't speaking

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didn't speak

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not speaking

Question 24

24. The electricity _____________ off when you were doing your homework!

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didn't go

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wasn't going

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didn't went

Question 25

25. The car _____________ when the boy ran out.

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stopped

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did stopped

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did stop

Question 26

26. ________________ TV when they interviewed our teacher?

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Were you watching

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You were watching

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Did you watch

Question 27

27. ______ Dad when he was wearing the carnival costume?

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Did you see

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Were you seeing

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You did see

Question 28

28. _____ to London when the car broke down?

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Were the tourists travelling

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Are the tourists travelling

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Did the tourists travel

Question 29

29. Were they playing basketball when it started to rain? ___________

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Yes, they were

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Yes, they did

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No. they didn't.

Question 30

30. Did Columbus discover America when he was looking for a way to get to India? _______

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Yes, he did

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Yes, he was

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No, he wasn't

Question 31

31. When you were making the cake, ___________ all the ingredients?

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did you put in

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Were you putting in

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You were putting in

Question 32

32. He _______ his exam in June.

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passed

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were passing

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was passing

Question 33

33. It was a lovely day and the sun ______________ .

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was shining

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shined

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shone

Question 34

34. Suddenly, it ____________ to rain.

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started

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was starting

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was started

Question 35

35. I _________ a shower when I fell and broke my leg.

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was having

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had

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were having

Question 36

36. I took a photo while he ______________ the race.

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was running

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ran

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run

Question 37

37. We ___ to the cinema last night.

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went

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go

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gone

Question 38

38. What time did you _______ this morning?

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get up

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got up

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getted up

Question 39

39. Did you ______ television last night?

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watch

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watch

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watched

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watching

Question 40

40. A hundred years ago, most people __________ poor.

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were

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were

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are

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was

Question 41

41.     I _______ Maria on the bus yesterday.

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saw

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seed

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seen

Question 42

42. I ______ work at 9 a.m. this morning.

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started

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was started

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was starting

Question 43

43. This time last year I _______ at university.

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studied

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was studying

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studying

Question 44

44. Sarah hurt her ankle while she ____________ .

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was running

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ran

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was run

Question 45

45. I ___________ your call because I was working.

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missed

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misses

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was missing

Question 46

46. While I was waling home, I _____ a new shop in the high street.

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noticed

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did notice

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was noticing

Question 47

47. At 6 p.m. yesterday it ______________ dark.

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was getting

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got

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getting

Question 48

48. I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where _______________?

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were you going

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you were going

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did you go

Question 49

49. When we saw the crime, we ____________ the police.

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called

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were you calling

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calling

Question 50

50. He didn’t hear the phone ring. He _______________to really loud music.

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was listening

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was listened

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listened

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