Tenses Review

1.      We ………………………………………………… (play) football for half an hour when it started to rain.

• had played

• played

• were playing

• had been playing

I …………………………………………………. (study) English for a short time when the electricity went off.

• had studied

• had been studying

• was studying

• studied

I was tired because I …………………………………………. (type) for a long time.

• typed

• have typed

• have been typing

• had been typing

I didn’t know about the earthquake because I ……………………………………… (not / watch) television.

• haven't watched

• hadn't watched

• didn't watch

• hadn't been watching

1.      He ……………………………………………….. (study) English) very hard for the last few days until he took his exam yesterday.

• has been studying

• had been studying

• had studied

• was studying

She isn't at home. She ……………………………………………. (go) out with her boyfriend.

• has gone

• had gone

• went

• had been going

1.      They ……………………………. (go) home after they ………………………….. (finish) their work.

• went - had finished

• had gone - finished

• has gone - had finished

• went - has finished

He (wonder) ................... why I …………………………………………. (not / visit) him before.

• had been wondering - didn't visit

• wondered - hadn't visited

• was wondering - didn't visit

I last met George two weeks ago.

I …………………………………………………………

• hadn't seen George for 2 weeks

• haven't seen George for 2 weeks

• didn't see George for 2 weeks

I __________________ the fire at 6 in the morning and when Peter came, it __________________ brightly (LIGHT, BURN).

• lit - burnt

• lit - was burning

• lit - had been burning