WorksheetsGrammar Unit 8 - a pretest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Before we decided to go to Thailand, we (think) about it for months.
was thinking
had been thinking
had been thought
I didn't want to go out because I (work) all day.
was working
had been working
had been worked
She (sleep) for an hour when I woke her up.
was sleeping
had been sleeping
had been slept
He finally came at six o'clock. I (wait) for him since four-thirty.
was waiting
had been waiting
had been waited
Her eyes were red because she (cry)
was crying
had been crying
had been cried
Jane called me when I (study).
was studying
had been studying
had been studied
When the guest arrived, my mother (cook) dinner
was cooking
had been cooking
had been cooked
When I got home, the window (break) by someone
had been broken
was breaking
had been breaking
The oranges (pick) before the storm.
was picking
had been picking
had been picked
The police discovered the letter (write) two days before the murder.
was writing
had been writing
had been written
Before the students started the class, their cellphones (collect)
was collecting
had been collecting
had been collected
Steven repaired his glasses because they (break) by his brother.
were breaking
had been breaking
had been broken
The report (not, sign) yet when the boss checked it.
wasn't signing
had been signing
had been signed
I just heard about the accident. ____________ (work) the driver__________ all night?
was- working
had - been working
had - been worked
When Gerhard moved to Surabaya, he (learn) Javanese for five years.
was learning
had been learning
had been learned
They (not, practice) the piano for long before they were ready to perform.
weren't practicing
hadn't been practicing
had been practiced
I (walk) the street when I saw the "SALE" sign.
was walking
had been walking
had been walked
We couldn't go to the beach yesterday because It (rain)
was raining
had been raining
had been rained
Michelle (sleep) when the telephone rang last night.
was sleeping
had been sleeping
had been slept
Wilson (eat) dinner when someone knocked the door.
was eating
had been eating
had been eaten
