Unit 3
Test 3
1. What is that noise? James ______ his bake at the moment.
a) is repairing b) repared c) was repairing
2. He ____ (read) a book when his mother ____ (call) him
a) read/call b) was reading/call c) was reading/called
3. They ____ while we ____ some music.
a) sang/played b) is singing/were played c) were singing/were playing
4. I ____ when suddenly the dog began to bark.
a) studied b) was studying c) study
5. I ___ home from work when it began to snow.
a) walk b) was walking c) am walking
6. Jane ___ the receiver and dialed the number.
a) lifted b) lifts c) was lifting
7. Walt Disney ____ Mickey Mouse.
a) creates b) was creating c) created
8. Helen ___ to the gym every day, but now she doesn’t.
a) was going b) used to go c) didn’t use to go
9. You ____ your music too loud! I can’t stand it!
a) are always playing b) were always playing c) always play
10. We ___ lunch at a lovely restaurant every day when we were on holiday.
a) were having b) had c) was having
11. While Jeff ___ the garden shed, he hurt himself.
a) was building b) built c) were building
12. Dad ___ the TV while Mum _____ dinner.
a) is repairing/cooked b) repairs/cooks c) was repairing/was cooking
13. While the teacher ___ the students were listening to him.
a) spoke b) were speaking c) was speaking
14. Harriet ___ the door and ___ into the house.
a) was opening/walked b) opened/walked c) is opening/is walking
15. Emma ____ around and ___ a shadow on the wall.
a) turned/saw b) was turning/sees c) turn/see
16. They ___ around but they ___ anybody.
a) were looking/saw b) looked/didn’t see c) look/see
17. After a while they ___ to visit the cellar of the castle.
a) decides b) decided c) were deciding
18. Why ___ all through your history lesson yesterday?
a) did you laugh b) was you laughing c) were you laughing
19. Bill ___ a letter when his mother came home.
a) wrote b) were writing c) was writing
20. I ___ the guitar when I was young, but I don’t any more
a) play b) played c) was playing
21. What were you doing an hour ago?
a) I read a book b) I was eating lunch c) you were having
22. What were you doing at noon last Saturday?
a) he was listening to the radio b) I jumped a rope c) I was helping my mum
23. The bride’s mother ____ because she was happy.
a) was crying b) cried c) were crying
24. He ___ sticks and the dogs ____ to catch them.
a) ran/threw b) was throwing/were running c) was running/were throwing
25. Were the women knitting?
a) Yes, she was b) No, we weren’t c) No, they weren’t
26. He ____ to stop quickly but he ____ into a wall.
a) was trying/crashed b) tried/was crashing c) tried/crashed
27. Were you + verb1ing…?
a) Yes, we were/No, we weren’t b) Yes, I was/No, I was c) Yes, they were/No, they
weren’t
28. Were they + verb1ing…?
a) Yes, you were b) No, she wasn’t c) Yes, they were
29. Was she + verb1ing…?
a) Yes, she wasn’t b) No, he wasn’t c) Yes, she was
30. Tom ___ the match when the TV___.
a) watched/broke down b) was watching/broke down c) watched/was breaking down
31. We ___ a bad accident as we ___ to the airport.
a) saw/were driving b) saw/was driving c) was seeing/drove
32. As Laura ___ some tea, she ___ the kettle.
a) made/dropped b) was making/dropped c) was dropping/made
33. He cut his finger____.
a) As she was crossing the street b) As he was chopping wood c) while they were
playing
34. While they were talking, ___.
a) he was sleeping in his bed b) I ran out of petrol c) the doobell rang
35. The sun ___ and the birds ___.
a) shone/sang b) is shining/was singing c) was shining/were singing
36. The people were watching ___ the cowboy was riding the bull.
a) always b) while c) all day
37. He was reading a newspaper when his wife___.
a) came b) come c) was coming
38. At three o’clock yesterday afternoon Mike and his son ___ the dog.
a) washed b) is washing c) were washing
39. Subject + was/were + ____.
a) verbed b) verb2 c) verbing
40. They ___ black masks and they ___ guns.
a) wore/held b) were wearing/were holding c) were wearing/are holding
