Тест «Past Simple via Past Continuous»

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Пройдите тест для проверки знаний двух времен английского языка: Past Simple и Past Continuous. Лишь один представленный вариант — верный. Перед этим настоятельно рекомендую потренировать эти времена отдельно (по ссылкам выше).

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When he arrived home, mother (to serve) a dinner.

1. Served
2. Was serving.
3. Has served.

He (to do) his homework, (to read) a book, and (to go) to bed.

1. Was doing, read, went.
2. Was going, read, has gone.
3. Did, read, went.

It (to rain) when I (to leave) the place in the morning.

1. Was raining, had left.
2. Was raining, was leaving.
3. Was raining, left.

At 8.30 a.m. I (to wait) for Mary at the street corner.

1. Was waiting.
2. Waited
3. Had been waiting.

We (to hear) the news on television while we (to celebrate) the event.

1. Had heard, were celebrating.
2. Heard, was celebrating.
3. Heard, were celebrating.

“I am planning to enter the Carlz University” — my brother (to say).

1. Was saying.
2. Said
3. Has said.

While the teacher (to look through) our tests, we (to prepare) for the next lesson.

1. Had looked through, had prepared.
2. Was looking through, were preparing.
3. Looked through, were preparing.

She (to leave) the room, (to calm down) and (to return) to the discussion of their plans.

1. Was leaving the room, calmed down, returned.
2. Had left, calmed down, returned.
3. Left, calmed down, returned.

I (to see) the car accident when I (to go) jogging at 6 a.m.

1. Saw, was going
2. Saw, went.
3. Saw, had gone.

I (to ring) to my colleague, but she (to be) asleep.

1. Had rang, was.
2. Was ringing, was.
3. Rang, was.

I (to drive) to the opera house at 7.45 p.m. yesterday.

1. Drove
2. Was driving.
3. Had driven.

You (to visit) the doctor yesterday morning?

1. Have you visited.
2. Did you visit.
3. Were you visiting.

I (to take) a shower when someone (to leave) the letter at the door.

1. Was taking, left.
2. Was taking, was leaving.
3. Took, left.

The party (to start) at 7.30 p.m. in the evening.

1. Was starting.
2. Started
3. Has started.

I (to look through) a magazine when my phone (to ring).

1. Was looking through, rang.
2. Were looking through, was ringing.
3. Looked through, was ringing.

Выполните упражнения на сравнение Past Simple и Past Continuous

Ответы:

2, 3, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1