Choose the appropriate answer.
A: I … those men in the street last night.
B: Where … they … when you … them?

A) was noticed / were … standing / noticed
C) noticed / were … standing / were noticing

B) noticed / was … standing / noticed
D) noticed / stood / was noticing

E) noticed / were … standing / noticed

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They were good companions. They … each other well.

A) were knowing
C) knew

B) didn’t know
D) was knowing

E) don’t know

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When I ... Tom ... on the sofa and ... on the phone.

A) arrived / was lying ... spoke
C) arrived / lay ... was speaking

B) was arriving / lay ... spoke
D) arrived / was lying ... was speaking

E) arrived / was lying ... speaking

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The police ... Dan when he ... a shop.

A) were catching / was robbing
C) caught / was robbing

B) caught / robbed
D) was catching / was robbing

E) caught / were robbing

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What ... you ... between two and three? I phoned you several times.
I ... to music loudly and heard nothing.

A) were ... doing / listened
C) were ... doing / were listening

B) did ... do / was listening
D) were ... doing / was listening

E) did ... do / listened

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I ... by the window when I ... the noise.

A) was sitting / heard
C) sat / was hearing

B) was sitting / was hearing
D) sat / heard

E) was sitting / was heard

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When he ... me yesterday, I ... a bath.

A) rang / had
C) rang / was having

B) was ringing / had
D) rang / were having

E) rung / was having

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At seven o’clock I ... for Jennie at the bus stop.

A) waited
C) were waiting

B) was waiting
D) was waited

E) wait

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The pupil ... to the question when the headmistress ... in.

A) was replying / was coming
C) replied / came

B) was replying / come
D) replied / was coming

E) was replying / came

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Yesterday while Dad ... he ... himself slightly.

A) was shaving / cut
C) was shaving / was cutting

B) shaved / cutted
D) shaved / was cutting

E) was shaving / cuts

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I ... a light in your window as I ... by.

A) was seeing / was passing
C) saw / was passing

B) saw / were passing
D) saw / was passed

E) was seeing / passed

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We ... about him when he suddenly ... in.

A) was just talking / came
C) just were talking / came

B) just talked / was coming
D) were just talking / came

E) were talking just / was coming

Choose the appropriate answer.
A: What … at half past six?
B: Let me see. Yes, the alarm clock … still … and I … just … out of bed.

A) were you doing / rang / got
C) were you doing / was … ringing / was … getting

B) was you doing / was … ringing / was getting
D) were your doing / was … ringing / was … getting

E) did you do / rang / was … getting

Choose the appropriate answer.
A: And what … at seven sharp?
B: I … just … to the bathroom.

A) were you doing / went
C) did you do / went

B) were your doing / was … going
D) was you doing / was … going

E) were you doing / was … going

Choose the appropriate answer.
A: What … from ten to eleven?
B: From ten to eleven? I … a book.

A) did you do / was reading
C) were you doing / read (red)

B) were you doing / was reading
D) did you do / read (red)

E) were your doing / was reading
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