Choose the correct answer. 1. I … home from work when it began to snow.
A am walking B walk C was walking
2. Jane … the receiver and dialled the number.
A lifted B was lifting C lifts
3. Walt Disney … Mickey Mouse.
A was creating B created C creates
4. Sorry, I haven’t written to you – I … .
A am travelling B travel C have been travelling
5. ‘You look tired.’ – ‘Yes, I … in the garden.
A worked B was working C have been working
6. ‘Are you going shopping tonight?’ – ‘No, I ... yesterday.’
A went B had gone C had been going
7. ‘Did you see Nathan?’ – ‘No, he … by the time I arrived at his house.’
A was leaving B had been leaving C had left
8. ‘Where is Scott?’ – ‘He … on the phone when I saw him.’
A was talking B talked C had talked
9. ‘How often do you clean your house?’ – ‘I … clean it once a week.’
A seldom B usually C never
10. ‘Did Alan arrive on time?’ – ‘No, I … for an hour before he arrived.’
A was waiting B have waited C had been waiting
11. ‘I like your dress. Is it new?’ – ‘No. I … it for ages.’
A had B have C have had
12. ‘How is John now?’ – ‘He … better slowly.’
A gets B is getting C has been getting
13. Hardly … the house when the lights went out.
A we entered B we had entered C had we entered
14. No sooner had Sheila recovered from the flu … she lost her beloved beagle.
A than B when C then
15. ‘What time do you finish work?’ – ‘Actually, I …’
A have just finished B finish C finished