Choose the appropriate answer.
A: … at six yesterday morning?
B: Yes, it was. It … hard.

A) Was it raining / was raining
C) Was it raining / rained

B) Did it rain / was raining
D) Did it rain / rained


E) Was it rain / were raining


Choose the appropriate answer.
A: Where … Ann and Kate … when you … them?
B: They … at the entrance to the cinema.

A) was … standing / saw / were standing
C) were … standing / saw / were standing

B) stood / saw / were standing
D) were … standing / were seeing / was standing


E) were … standing / saw / stood


Choose the appropriate answer.
A: Why … the man and the woman … when we … in?
B: They … . They are actors. They … their parts.

A) were … quarrelling / came / were not quarrelling / were learning
B) were … quarrelling / came / was not quarrelling / were learning
C) were … quarrelling / came / were not quarrelling / learnt
D) was … quarrelling / came / were not quarrelling / were learning
E) were … quarrelling / come / were not quarrelling / were learning

Choose the appropriate answer.
A: What … Peter … in his hand at that moment – a letter or a telegramme?
B: Well. I think he … a letter, though I’m not quite sure.

A) held / held
C) was … holding / held

B) was … holding / was holding
D) was … holding / were holding


E) were … holding / was holding


Choose the appropriate answer.
A: What … you … while your wife … dinner?
B: While she … I … in the garden.

A) were … doing / was cooking / was cooking / was working
B) were … doing / was cooking / were cooking / was working
C) did … do / was cooking / cooked / work
D) was … doing / was cooking / was cooking / was working
E) were … doing / was cooking / was cooking / were working

Choose the appropriate answer.
A: I … those men in the street last night.
B: Where … they … when you … them?

A) was noticed / were … standing / noticed
C) noticed / were … standing / were noticing

B) noticed / was … standing / noticed
D) noticed / stood / was noticing


E) noticed / were … standing / noticed


Choose the appropriate answer.
They were good companions. They … each other well.

A) were knowing
C) knew

B) didn’t know
D) was knowing


E) don’t know

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