Choose the best answerWe (1)......... to a new house in the country last week. And for the last few days, we (2)......... to organize ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, my three brothers and I (3) ........ painting the downstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I (4)........ the paint, one of my sisters (5) the door. Nobody (6) .... her that we (7) in the room, so instead of (8) ........ the walls, we spent all morning (9)......... the paint off the floor. But worse things (10) ........ since then. This morning when I (11) ........ water (12) ........ through the ceiling next to my bed. We (13). ........today so far repairing the roof. It's not all bad news, though. The school in the village nearby (14)......... two years ago, and my parents (15)........ another school for us yet. 1. A moved B. had moved C. had been moving D. would move 2. A. tried B. have been trying C. have tried D. are trying 3. A. had been starting B. had started Cstarted D. was starting 4. A. mixed B. had been mixing C. had mixed D. was mixing 5. A. opened B. had opened C. would open D. was opening 6. A. told B. had told C. was telling D. has told 7. A. had been B. were C. would have been D. would be 8. A. paint B. painting C. having painted D. being painted 9. A. cleaning B. having cleaned C. are cleaning D. to clean 10. A. have happened B. are happening C. has happened D. happened 11. A. was waking up B. woken up C. woke up D. was woken up 12. A. dripped B. had dripped C. had been dripping D. was dripping 13. A. have spent B. spent C. have been spending D. spend 14. A. would be closed B. had closed C. closed D. was closing 15. A. haven't found B. haven't been finding C. didn't find D. hadn't found |