Past Tenses
Список вопросов теста
Вопрос 1
Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they __________ the Earth for a very long period of time.
Варианты ответов
- had ruled
- had been ruling
- were ruling
- ruled
Вопрос 2
I didn't see Linda last month because she _________ around Europe at that time.
Варианты ответов
- had been travelling
- had travelled
- was travelling
- travelled
Вопрос 3
He had been away for many years and when he visited his native town, he saw that it _____________ greatly.
Варианты ответов
- was changing
- had been changing
- had changed
- changed
Вопрос 4
It wasn't raining when I looked out of the window; the sun was shining. But it _________ earlier. That's why the ground was wet.
Варианты ответов
- had been raining
- was raining
- rained
- had rained
Вопрос 5
Lucy ____________ her seatbelt before the accident happened that's why she was badly hurt.
Варианты ответов
- didn't wear
- wasn't wearing
- hadn't been wearing
- hadn't worn
Вопрос 6
The trouble started when Mrs. Leslie Cady _________ control of her car on a narrow mountain road.
Варианты ответов
- lost
- had been losing
- was losing
- had lost
Вопрос 7
Greg didn't want to be late for the theatre. He drove as fast as he could. The play __________ as he walked in the door of the theatre.
Варианты ответов
- had just began
- had been just beginning
- just began
- was just beginning
Вопрос 8
I handed Betsy today's newspaper, but she didn't want it. She _________ it during her lunch.
Варианты ответов
- had read
- was reading
- read
- had been reading
Вопрос 9
The Browns __________ in a large house when their children were at home, but they moved to a small three-room apartment after the children grew up and left home.
Варианты ответов
- had lived
- used to live
- lived
- were living
Вопрос 10
He didn't see me as he was reading when I ______ into the room.
Варианты ответов
- had been coming
- had come
- came
- was coming
Вопрос 11
He was taken to the police station because he __________ into a car in front of him.
Варианты ответов
- wasn't crashing
- didn't crash
- crashed
- had crashed
Вопрос 12
We _____________ TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.
Варианты ответов
- had watched
- had been watching
- were watching
- watched
Вопрос 13
I found the way to her house quite easily because Nora _________ it to me very well.
Варианты ответов
- described
- had described
- had been describing
- was describing
Вопрос 14
Suddenly they heard a strange noise and __________ at each other in horror.
Варианты ответов
- were looking
- had looked
- looked
- had been looking
Вопрос 15
A man once built a house and ______ his friends to visit him.
Варианты ответов
- had been inviting
- had invited
- invited
- was inviting