1) My friend Mary ____________ while I ______________ for my English exam. a) was cooking/studied b) cooked/studied c) was cooking/was studying 2) Paul’s parents _________________ TV when they _______________ an awful noise outside. a) watched/were hearing b) were watching/heard c) were watching/were hearing 3) I _________ cheaper tickets for the concert after you _______________ them online. a) found/bought b) had found/had bought c) found/had bought 4) In this sentence “By the time Mary got home, the TV program had already finished”, the past perfect describes... a) an action nearer to the present time b) an action that happened before another action c) an action that was going over a period of time 5) I __________ the announcement because I ____________ on the phone. a) didn't hear/talked b) wasn't hearing/was talking c) didn't hear/was talking 6) The teacher _____________ her a really bad mark on her essay because she ____________ it. a) gave/plagiarized b) gave/had plagiarized c) had given/had plagiarized 7) Some of my colleagues ___________ to the director while he ____________ the new company policy. a) weren’t listening/was explaining b) didn’t listen/was explaining c) didn’t listen/explained 8) When I ___________ home last night I _________ that they ________ me. a) arrived/realised/had robbed b) arrived/realised/robbed c) arrived/had realised/had robbed 9) My sister and I __________ to bake the cake because we ___________ all the necessary ingredients. a) weren’t able / hadn’t bought b) hadn’t been able / hadn’t bought c) weren’t able / didn't buy

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