№1 Choose the correct verb form to complete these sentences.
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1) I ...... the project last night.
finished
have finished
2) Nobody ...... the phone when it rang.
answered
has answered
3) By 5 pm yesterday I ...... a letter from Dave.
had got
have got
№2 Choose the correct answer.
1) She (wear) ____ her new jacket when I saw her.
was wearing
wore
was woring
weared
2) He (lay) ____ on the road when they found him.
was lying
was laying
lyed
lied
3) She was a beautiful woman. She always (attract) ____ a lot of men.
was attracted
attracted
was attracting
atracted
4) I (cook) ____ while Carol was doing the washing up.
cooked
have been cooking
were cooking
was cooking
5) I (see) ____ Lucy last Sunday.
were seeing
saw
seed
was seeing
6) Jane (not be) ____ at home yesterday evening.
was not
was not being
were not
not was
7) What (be) ____ the flight like?
was being
were being
was
were
№3Put the verbs in the brackets into the past perfect or past simple. Choose the correct answer.
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1) I was watching the news when I (start) ____ feeling ill.
have started
had started
had start
started
2) My teacher asked me why I (not do) ____ my homework.
had not done
did not do
did not done
had not doed
3) I ( finish) ____ my lesson and I was very happy at that moment.
has finished
have finished
finished
had finished
4) What were you doing when your father (come) ____?
comed
had come
came
have come
5) The movie (start already) ____ when we arrived at the cinema.
already started
started already
had started already
had already started
6) Before he came to Warsaw he (live) ____ in Prague.
had liven
lived
had lived
have lived
7) I felt really stupid because I (make) ____ a lot of mistakes.
made
have made
had made
was made
8) He (spend) ____ three years in Tahiti when he was a child.
spent
have spent
had spent
spend
№4Read the sentences. Choose the correct answers to fill in the gaps.
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1) Yesterday I ...... through the city when I saw someone famous.
walked
had been walking
have been walking
did walk
was walking
2) When ...... each other?
have we been meeting
did we meet
met we
do we met
have we met
3) How many times ...... a car last year?
do you drive
had you drive
did you drive
are you drive
drive you
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1) I ...... the project last night. finished
2) Nobody ...... the phone when it rang. answered
3) By 5 pm yesterday I ...... a letter from Dave. had got
1) She (wear) ____ her new jacket when I saw her. was wearing
2) He (lay) ____ on the road when they found him. was lying
3) She always (attract) ____ a lot of men. attracted
4) I (cook) ____ while Carol was doing the washing up. was cooking
5) I (see) ____ Lucy last Sunday. saw
6) Jane (not be) ____ at home yesterday evening. was not
7) What (be) ____ the flight like? was
1) I was watching the news when I (start) ____ feeling ill. started
2) My teacher asked me why I (not do) __ my homework. had not done
3) I ( finish) _ my lesson and I was very happy at that moment. had finished
4) What were you doing when your father (come) ____? came
5) The movie (start) __ when we arrived at the cinema. had already started
6) Before he came to Warsaw he (live) ____ in Prague. had lived
7) I felt really stupid because I (make) ____ a lot of mistakes. had made
8) He (spend) ____ three years in Tahiti when he was a child. spent
1) Yesterday I ... through the city when I saw someone famous. was walking
2) When ...... each other? did we meet
3) How many times ...... a car last year? did you drive