End of Term 2 Reading Exam

1. Choose the correct tense.

I had to have a break. I ------------ for so long.

• had been driving

• drove

2. Before we parked our car, we ----------- the tickets.

• collected

• had collected

• had been collecting

3. I arrived on Sunday. I ------------ at home for two days.

• was not

• had not been

• hadn't been being

4. The roads were blocked in the morning. It ------------ all night.

• had been snowing

• had snowed

• snows

6.His English was perfect. He ------------ it since he started school.

• was studying

• studies

• had been studying

7. I was really hungry. I ------------ anything since the morning.

• had not been eating

• had not eaten

8. She didn't go to work. She ----------- a cold.

• had been catching

• had caught

• had

9. When we moved to Park Street, the Johnsons ------------ there for ages.

• had been living

• had lived

• lived

10. We ----------- the contract before the meeting ended.

• had been signing

• had signed

• sign

12. I (want / always) ______________ to travel. That's why I was delighted to go abroad with my colleagues.