Question

20
Underline the correct tense.
21
Choose the correct answer.
1 Lynne was singing had sung as she was cleaning the
windows
2 Mr Todd was teaching/had been teaching for thirty
years when he retired,
3 Iphoned Jack because I wanted/had wanted to ask
him a question.
4 They had walked/had been walking for hours when
they stopped for a rest.
5 The shop had been selling/had sold the table by the
time I got there.
6 Joe was happy. He was winning/had won first prize in
the competition
7 It was raining/had rained while they were playing the
football match.
8 Rob was opening/opened the box and looked inside.
9 Eve was delighted to hear that she was getting had
gof the job.
10 People used to work/were working very long hours in
those days.
11 I was running when I slipped/was slipping on the ice.
12 They were already buying/had already bought the
tickets when they went to the concert.
13 Carol had broken/was breaking her arm, so she
couldn't write for six weeks.
14 We had been staying/stayed in a hotel by the sea last
summer
15 Elvis Presley sang/had sung lots of hit songs.
18 Topened/was opening the door and stepped outside.
17 They had stood/were standing outside when the
results were announced.
18 Alexander Graham Bell had invented/invented the
telephone
19 She broke the glass while she had washed/was
washing it.
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Answer 1

Răspuns:

20

Underline the correct tense.

21

Choose the correct answer.

1 Lynne was singing had sung as she was cleaning the

windows

2 Mr Todd was teaching/had been teaching for thirty

years when he retired,

3 Iphoned Jack because I wanted/had wanted to ask

him a question.

4 They had walked/had been walking for hours when

they stopped for a rest.

5 The shop had been selling/had sold the table by the

time I got there.

6 Joe was happy. He was winning/had won first prize in

the competition

7 It was raining/had rained while they were playing the

football match.

8 Rob was opening/opened the box and looked inside.

9 Eve was delighted to hear that she was getting had

gof the job.

10 People used to work/were working very long hours in

those days.

11 I was running when I slipped/was slipping on the ice.

12 They were already buying/had already bought the

tickets when they went to the concert.

13 Carol had broken/was breaking her arm, so she

couldn't write for six weeks.

14 We had been staying/stayed in a hotel by the sea last

summer

15 Elvis Presley sang/had sung lots of hit songs.

18 Topened/was opening the door and stepped outside.

17 They had stood/were standing outside when the

results were announced.

18 Alexander Graham Bell had invented/invented the

telephone

19 She broke the glass while she had washed/was

washing it.

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