PRACTICE TEST

I. Put the verbs in the brackets into Past continuous tense.

1. At this time last year, they (build) this house.
2. I (drive) my car very fast when you called me.
3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.
4. My father (watch) TV at 9 o’clock last night.
5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) for my son's birthday party.
6. What you (do) at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where you (go) when I saw you last weekend?
8. They (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.
9. My mother (not do) the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister (read) books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.

II. Put the verbs in the brackets into Past continuous tense or Simple past tense.

1. Her brother ___________( play) football at 8 a.m yesterday.

2. All of our kids ______________( not/ swim) in the pool at this time last night.
3. What _____________you ( do) last night when he visited you?
- We ____________( have ) dinner.
4. Yesterday evening Tom ________ (have) a bath when the phone ________ (ring).
He got out of the bath and ________ (answer) the phone.
5. I ________ (see) Tony in the park. He ________ (sit) on the grass and ________
(read) a book.
6. While I ________ (walk) in the garden, I _____ (hurt) my back.
7. Tommy ______ (burn) his hand when he ________ (cook) the dinner.
8. George ______ (fall) off the ladder while he ________ (paint) the ceiling.
9. Last night, I ________ (read) in the bed when suddenly I ________ (hear) a
scream.
10. ________(you, watch) television when I phoned you?
11. Ann _____ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
12. I _______ (not/drive) very fast when the accident _______ (happen).

III. Choose the correct answer.

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?
3. They didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting their friends last summer holiday.
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
6. Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.
7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10.They were watching/ watched football on TV at this time last Saturday.

IV. Find out a mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. I was play football when she called me.

2. Did you studying Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you went last Sunday?
5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9. While I am listening to music last night, I heard the doorbell.
10.Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. Last Sunday, our volunteer team ____ a lot of food packages to homeless people in the flood-hit region.
A. were bringing B. brought C. have brought D. had brought
2. I ____ Maria for the first time at the Heart-to-Heart Charity Office.
A. saw B. was seeing C. was seen D. has seen
3. We ____ the roof for Mrs. Smith, an elderly childless woman, when it ____ with rain.
A. were mending - was pouring B. mended - poured
C. mended - was pouring D. were mending - poured
4. When we were on a voluntary tour, we ____ to public places to collect rubbish every day.
A. were going B. went C. have gone D. had gone
5. The phone was engaged when I called. Who ____ to?
A. were you talking B. were you talked C. did you talk D. have you talked
6. We ____ in silence when he suddenly ____ me to help him.
A. were walking - was asking B. were walking - asked C. walked – asked D. walked - was asking
7. I ____ my report when my boss ____ the hall.
A. made - was entering B. made - entered
C. was making - was entering D. was making - entered
8. I ____ near the fence when suddenly I ____ the voices.
A. stood – heard B. stood - was hearing
C. was standing – heard D. was standing - was hearing golf.
9. Jim ____ his leg when he ____ golf. A. broke - was playing B. broke - played
C. was breaking - was playing D. was breaking - broke
10. While I ____ for him to call up, he ____ a good time in the bar. A. waited - was having
B. was waiting - was having C. was waiting – had D. was waited - was waiting
11. All the kids ____ their homework when the volunteer team ____. A. were doing - arrived
B. did – arrived C. were doing — were arriving D. did - were arriving
12. While Lauda ____ round a corner, he suddenly ____ control of his Ferrari.
A. went - lost B. was going - was losing C. was going - lost D. went - was losing
13. While the Cambridge boat ____ under a bridge, it ____ another boat.
A. went - was hitting B. went – hit C. was going - was hitting D. was going - hit
14. My cousin and I ____ on the computer when there ____ a power cut.
A. played - was B. were playing – was C. played - were D. were playing - were
15. When I ____ my best friend, she ____ as a voluntary teacher in Dream Homeless Shelter.
A. met - was working B. was meeting - was working
C. met - worked D. was meeting - worked
16. Where ____ you ____ when I ____ you on the bus last night?
A. did - go – saw B. were - going - was seeing
C. were - going - saw D. did - go - was seeing
17. When you ____ yesterday, I ____ in the garden, so I didn’t hear the phone.
A. rang - worked B. were ringing - worked
C. were ringing - was working D. rang - was working
18. While Tom and I ____, someone ____ at the door. A. were talking - knocked
B. were talking - was knocking C. talked - knocked D. talked - was knocking
19. When the robbery ____, the safeguard ____!
A. happened - slept B. was happening ~ was sleeping
C. was happening - slept D. happened - was sleeping
20. I ____ the accident while I ____ for the bus. A. was seeing - waited B. saw - was waiting
C. was seeing – was waiting D. saw – waited

VI: Circle the underlined word or phrase that is not correct

1. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.
A B C D
2. When I arrived home, my father was reading the newspaper and my mother watched TV.
A B C D
3. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. -
A B C D
4. When I got home form work last night, my daughter did her homework.
A B C D
5. Last year my little brother win the first prize in a Music Contest.
A B C D
6. He didn’t helped me carry my heavy suitcase when he saw me three days ago.
A B C D