PAST TENSES a)By two o’clock the teacher (to examine) all the students.
1examined
2was examining
3had examined
4had been examining
b)Mary (cross) the street by the time the trafic lights turned red. *
1ad crossed
2crossed
3had been crossing
4was crossing
c)Tommy (write) a report on wildlife all evening yesterday.
1was writing
2had written
3wrote
4had been writing
d)Sam hit a nearby car while he (park). *
1was parking
2had parked
3parked
4had been parking
e)A customs officer (check) our luggage and let us go.
1had been checking
2had checked
3checked
4was checking
f)My mom was glad to meet her school friend again. She (not/see) her for many years.
1hadn't been seeing
2hadn't seen
3wasn't seeing
4didn't see
h)Garry (start) his new job last week. *
1had started
2started
3was starting
4had been starting
i)I (spend) all my money by the time we finished doing the shopping
1spent
2was spending
3had spent
4had been spending
j)Ron (finish) his test and left the classroom. *
1had finished
2had been finishing
3was finishing
4finished
k)My elder brother (take) driving lessons for 3 months before parents bought him a car.
1had been taking
2had taken
3was taking
4took
l)Jack (sleep) when somebody broke a window in his house. *
1had been sleeping
2had slept
3was sleeping
4slept
m)Jane was worried when she realised that she (lose) her keys. *
1lost
2was losing
3had been losing
4had lost
n)Dad ate his sandwich while he (walk) the dog. *
1walked
2was walking
3had walked
4had been walking
o)We (swim) for an hour when the sea became rough. *
1had been swimming
2were swimming
3swam
4had swum
p)Debby arrived at the station, but the train (leave). *
1had left
2had been left
3was leaving
4left
r)Over-the-road trucker (drive) for 10 hours before he ran out of petrol. *
1had been driving
2had driven
3were driving
4drove
B)4
C)2
D)1
E)1
F)4
H)3
I)2
J)3
K)1
L)1
M)4
N)2
O)1
P)1
R)4