Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Exercise 12 :

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1 : We_____to the hospital to visit Mike when he_____to say that he was fine.

A. were driving - was calling                            B. drove - called

C. were driving - called                                     D. drove - was calling

Question 2 : What_____to you on Sunday night?

A. happen                     B. happened                  C. was happening         D. would happen

Question 3 : Last night, we_____for you for ages but you never_____up.

A. waited - showed                                             B. would wait - showed

C. were waiting - were showing                        D. waited - was showing

Question 4 : We_____our quality time when the unexpected guest_____.

A. had - came                                                     B. were having - came

C. had been having - came                                 D. have had - would have come

Question 5 : Since they_____us they_____to visit us last Sunday, we_____forward to the day.

A. were telling - came - looked                         B. would tell - would visit - would look

C. told - would come - were looking                 D. tell - are coming - will look

Question 6 : I_____out last night but at the last minute I_____that I had a quiz

this morning

A. was going - realized                                       B. went - realized

C. had gone - would realize                               D. would go — have realized

Question 7 : She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she_____ since she_____working.

A. does - starts                                                   B. did - started

C. was doing - was starting                               D. has done - would start

Question 8 : My brother_____at the road when he_____into a hole.

A. wasn't looking - was falling                          B. didn't look - has fallen

C. wasn't looking - fell                                       D. won't look - fall

Question 9 : Magellan_____the first European who_____through the strait.

A. was - was sailing                                           B. was being - was sailing

C. had been - sailed                                            D. was - sailed

Question 10 : The first self-sufficient village in Britain_____the Norman's idea.

They were some strange invaders who_____to change the country in a better way.

A. was - hoped                                                    B. is - have hoped

C. have been - were hoping                               D. was being - had hoped

Question 11 : Linda only_____the film after she_____the book.

A. understood - read                                           B. understood - had read

C. had understood - read                                    D. understood - was reading

Question 12 :_____you ever_____on TV before you_____in this reality show?

A. Had ... appeared - took part                           B. Have ... appeared - took part

C. Did ... appear - had taken part                       D. Would ... appear - took part