GOLD FIRST FCE - UNIT 4 (Review)

While the plumber ________ (repair) the washing machine, I ________ (watch) the news.

• was repairing / were watching

• was repairing / had watched

• was repairing / was watching

• repaired / had watched

A plumber _______ (come) to our house yesterday.

• was coming

• had come

• had been coming

• came

When their mum got home, the boys ________ (watch) TV for two hours.

• had been watching

• watched

• was watching

• had watched

He _______ (want) to repair our washing machine that _______ (break) a few days before.

• wanted / had broken

• wanted / was breaking

• was wanting / had broken

• was wanting / had been breaking

In his haste, the plumber _______ (forget) to put the handbrake on.

• forgot

• was forgetting

• had been forgetting

• had forgotten

I _______ (open) the door and _______ (see) a police officer standing there.

• opened / had seen

• was opening / was seeing

• opened / saw

• was opening / had been seeing

There was a _______ about who should sign the contract, that is why her lawyer was very angry. (UNDERSTAND)

Sadly, too many people are _______ in this city. (HOME)

According to the The New York Times director, he apologized and say that the newspaper printed information that was _______ misleading. (INTENTION)

He has described the government as corrupt and _______. (COMPETENCE)