1) She ________(watch) TV while she _______(drink) tea. a) was watching, drank b) had been watching, drank c) watched, drank d) was watching, was drinking 2) Jane was depressed because she _________(fail) the exam. a) had failed b) failed c) had been failing d) was failing 3) He didn’t go to London because he ________ (not/pass) his exam. a) hadn't been passing b) wasn't passing c) didn't pass d) hadn't passed 4) Mary _________(go) along the forest when the snake appeared in front of her. a) went b) was going c) had gone d) had been going 5) She ________(watch) TV for 2 hours when it broke down. a) was watching b) watched c) had been watching d) had watched 6) While my mum _______(read) a book, I________(listen) to music. a) was reading, was listening b) was reading, listened c) had read, listened d) had been reading, listened 7) This time last year I __________(sunbathe) in Italy. a) was sunbathing b) sunbathed c) had sunbathed d) had been sunbathing 8) Kate _________(work) at the company for 10 years before she left. a) had worked b) was working c) worked d) had been working 9) Sarah _________(stop) cleaning the room and __________(go) to bed. a) had stopped, gone b) stopped, went c) was stopping, went d) had been stopping, went 10) Kate was angry because she _________(miss) the last train home. a) missed b) had been missing c) had missed d) was missing 11) John _________(drive) along the road when the tiger came out from the forest. a) was driving b) drove c) driven d) had driven e) had been driving 12) While Mary _______(listen) to music, her brother ________(watch) TV. a) listened, was watching b) had been listening, watched c) had listened, watched d) was listening, was watching 13) Jane _________(work) at the company for 10 years before she left. a) had worked b) had been working c) was working d) worked 14) Mike _________(finish) his homework and __________(go) to bed. a) finished, went b) had finished, went c) finished, had gone d) was finishing, went 15) This time yesterday I __________(read) a book. a) had read b) read c) was reading d) had been reading 16) She ________(play) the computer for an hour when it broke down. a) had been playing b) was playing c) played 17) Julie didn’t go to the cinema because she _________ (not/finish) her homework. a) not finished b) didn't finish c) hadn't finished 18) Mary broke the cup while she _______(cook) the dinner. a) was cooking b) cooked c) had been cooking

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