Past simple and past continuous tenses 9th

Past simple and past continuous tenses 9th

Multiple Choice

-Why ___ you go to the plant?

-I ___ no time.

• didn’t/hadn’t

• didn’t/had

• did/hadn’t

• do/had

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She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.

• sent

• has send

• send

• had sent

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While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about

the weather.

• are discussing/was talking

• were discussing/were talking

• have discussed/have talked

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The plane ___ at 4 and it ___ us 20 minutes to get there.

• was landing/was taking

• landed/took

• was landing/took

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Yesterday at this time it ___ .

• had snowed

• snows

• snowed

• was snowing

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Before answering the telephone he ___ down the table.

• laid

• lay

• was lying

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Children didn’t ___ to school because it ___ Sunday.

• went/was

• gone/was

• go/was

Multiple Choice

As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.

• gets / decided

• had got / have decided

• was getting / decided

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I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother

came home I ___ supper.

• did / have

• do / have

• have done / had

• was doing / had

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Last Monday when I ___(leave) the house it ___(rain) heavily.

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I ___(not answer) the call because I ___ (take)a shower.

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Yesterday at this time when his hat ___(blow off) he ___ (walk) across the bridge.

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When Christopher Columbus ___ (be)14 he ___ (become)a sailor.

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I____________ (sit) in a cafe when you_______ (call)

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When you___________ (arrive) at the party, who______ (be) there?

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Yesterday I______ (go) to the library, next I_____ (have) a swim, later I_______ (meet) Julie for coffee.

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It _____(be) a day last September. The sun____ (shine) and the birds____ (sing) . I_____ (walk) along the street when I_____ (meet) an old friend.

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When I_____ (walk) into the room, everyone_____ (work).

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At 7pm yesterday, we

(listen) to music.

Multiple Choice

She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.

• sent

• has send

• send

• had sent