1. I ... work at 6 o'clock
A) was starting
B) started
C) didn't started
2. Yesterday Carol ... emails from 10 to 11 and them from 5 to 7 again
A) wrote
B) had written
C) was writing
3. He ... near the harbour yesterday
A) went sailing
B) was sailing
C) sailed
4. While we ... to the news, the telephone ...
A) were listening, rang
B) listened, was ringing
C) listened, rang
5. My grandma never ... TV, But she ... books
A) was watching, was reading
B) watched, read
C) didn't watch, read
6. They ... to work at 7 o'clock yesterday
A) were driving
B) drove
C) was driving
7. As the stranger ... to the station, a car ... behind him
A) was coming, stopped
B) came, was stopping
C) came, stopped
8. He ... and ... the light
A) got up, switched off
B) was getting up, switched off
C) got up, was switched off
9. We arrived in Cannes at 2.30. The sun ..., people ... on the beach
A) was shining, was sunbathing
B) shone, sunbathed
C) was shining, were sunbathing
10. Tom ... a newspaper the whole evening yesterday
A) was reading
B) read
C) were reading
Answers & Comments
1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5b, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9c, 10a