Past Tenses in comparing. Gramar practice.
Read the text bellow. For each empty space (1-12) choose the corect answer (А, В, C or D).
It was nine o’clock in the evening. Steve (1) __________________ in the reclining chair and thought about the day. What a busy day it (2) __________________! This was his first night in his own flat. He (3) __________________ his entire life in the family home, and now for the first time, he (4) __________________ on his own. He sat surrounded by boxes that they (5) __________________ to unpack during the day. It (6) __________________ months to get all these things together. His mother (7) __________________ very generous, buying him things like towels and mugs. He (8) __________________ into the kitchen and got a coke from the fridge. He suddenly (9) __________________ very tired and yawned. No wonder he (10) __________________! He (11) __________________ up since six o’clock in the morning. He (12) _____________________________________________________ to finish his coke and go to bed.
1.)
a)was sitting down

b)had sat down

c)sitting down

d)sat down
2.)
a) was

b)has been

c)had been

d)be
3.)
a) lived

d)had lived

c)has lived

d)has been living
4.)
a)is

b)was

c)had been

d)has been
5.)
a) not managed

b)didn’t manage

c)hadn’t managed

d)hasn’t managed
6.)
a) has taken

b)took

c)had been taking

d)had taken
7.)
a) was

b) had been

c) has been

d) being
8.)
a) has gone

b) had gone

c) went

d) had been going
9.)
a) felt

b) was feeling

c) had felt

d) feeling
10.)
a) tired

b) was tired

c) had been tired

d) has been tired
11.)
a) was

b) had been

c) being

d) has been
12.)
a) has decided

b) deciding

c) had decided

d) decided
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