The 7th Form Test. Term 2
I. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs.
1)
(he / read) a book, when you came in?
2)1
(see) you yesterday, you
(get out) ofthe taxi on River street.
3) We
(live) in this city ten years ago.
4) At noon, when the sun
(shine) brightly, they usually went to the swimming pool.
5) The crowd
(grow) quiet as the mayor began his speech
6) My husband and I homework when the lights
(watch) TV, and our children
(go out) last night.
(do) their
7) It
(rain) from 4 to 9 o'clock yesterday.
8) As soon as Jim
(leave), Sam immediately went to Mr. Riddle.
9)1
(want) to buy some bread yesterday, but the shopkeeper
(have) any.
10) We
(have) a picnic at the beach yesterday, when the robbery
(happen).
11) As Frank
(see) the policeman, he
(put) the pen back
12) They
(play) with the dog, when I
(meet) them.
13) Jane
(do) housework, when the postman
(ring) the bell
14) Не
(teach) history at the University from 1960 to 1990. Now he is a pensioner.
15) There was such a good British film on TV, that I
(stay up) late last night.