Exercise III: Choose the best option to finish each:
1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he _ a newspaper A. read B. was reading C. has read D. has been read
2. While I ___ the floor, Mrs. . Parker began cooking A. swept B. was sweeping C. has swept D. has been swept
3. When Jack me, I ___ a letter A. was phoned/ wrote B. phoned/ has been writing C. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing
4. I _____ my report when you entered the hall A. made B. have been making C. was making D. have made
5. She ____ this exercise yesterday at 8o'clock A. wrote B. has written C. has been writing D. was writing
6. She ____ some cakes yesterday at 2p.m A. make B. has been making C. has made D. was making
7. Miss Brown's telephone _ when she ____ A. rang/dressed B. was ringing/ was dressing C. was ringing/ dresses D. rang/ was dressing
8. When he _____ into the office, the secretary __ a crossword puzzle A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing C. was coming/ did D. came/ did
9. Why ___ to me while I __ ? A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke
10. She ____ the picture when I came A. painted B. has painted C. was painting D. have been
11. They ____ the new words yesterday from three till seven A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnedt D. have been learning
12. They ____ supper when the telephone rang. A. had B. have had C. were having D. have been having
13. While she ___ , she ___ the doorbell, then voices A. was washing up/ heard B. washed up/ has heard C. has washed/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing
14. When he ............ at the station, his train already........ A. arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. had arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
15.When my friend __ , I ___ an exercise for an hour A. was coming/ had been doing B. came/ was doing C. was coming/ has been doing D. came/ had been doing
16. We ___ while he ____ A. read/ was eating B. were reading/ ate C. read/ ate D. was reading/ was eating
17. When he ___, I ____ in London for a week A. arrived/ was living B. was living/ has been living C. arrived/ has been living D. arrived/ had been living
18. Andrew ....................... the test before so he...... .......... it's very easy. A. did/ had found B. had done/ found C. was doing/ found D. did/ was founded
19. You ...................... your new hat when I ............ you yesterday. A. were wearing/ had met B. wore/ had met C. wore/ was meeting D. were wearing/ met 20. As I ............ the glass, it suddenly ........... ........... into two pieces. A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken 21. A burglar .................. into the house while we ............ television. A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched
22. When I ....... ........ home, I ................................ a phone call. A. got/ received B. was getting/ was receiving C. got/ had received D. had got/ had received
23. They ................... small cups of coffee after they ............ dinner. A. had drunk/ finished B. drank/ finished C. was drinking/ finished D. drank/ had finished
24. It was midnight. Outside it ........................... very hard. A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining
25 . We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home. A. finished B. finishing C. were finishing D. are finishing