2 Вариант

1. I had a cup of tea for breakfast because I ..... of coffee.

had run out

ran out

was running out

had been running out

2. I didn’t see Linda last month because she ..... around Europe at that time.

travelled

was travelling

had travelled

had been travelling

3. 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.

was just beginning

had just began

just began

had been just beginning

4. A man once built a house and ..... his friends to visit him.

had invited

was inviting

invited

had been inviting

5. Lucy ..... her seatbelt before the accident happened that’s why she was badly hurt.

didn’t wear

wasn’t wearing

hadn’t worn

hadn’t been wearing

6. It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It ..... all day.

had been raining

rained

was raining

had rained

7. She was not interested in the book because she ..... it.

hadn’t understood

didn’t understand

wasn’t understanding

hadn’t been understanding

8. When I was young, I ..... that people over forty were very old. Now that I am forty myself I don’t think so.

thought

used to think

was thinking

had thought

9. He ..... ill for three days, so his mother wanted to bring him to a doctor, but he didn’t want to go.

had felt

felt

had been feeling

was feeling

10. Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren ..... with her.

had been staying

were staying

stayed

had stayed

11. I found the way to her house quite easily because Nora ..... it to me very well.

had been describing

had described

was describing

described

12. Our clothes were wet because we ..... in the rain.

had been walking

had walked

were walking

walked

13. A strong wind ..... and I decided to put on a warm coat.

blew

had blown

was blowing

had been blowing

14. Before I went to bed I decided to check the front door. I was sure my sister ..... it. And I was right!

didn’t lock

hadn’t locked

locked

had locked

15. I saw Paul at the airport. He ..... for his brother’s plane to arrive from Canada.

had been waiting

was waiting

waited

had waited

3 Вариант

1. Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren ..... with her.

had been staying

were staying

stayed

had stayed

2. Robert didn’t answer the phone when Mary called. He ..... a shower and didn’t hear the phone ring.

had been taking

was taking

had taken took

3. Our clothes were wet because we ..... in the rain.

had been walking

had walked

were walking

walked

4. 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.

lived

had lived

used to live

were living

5. Hardly ..... the place of our destination when it became quite dark.

had we reached

we reached

we were reaching

we had been reaching

6. Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they ..... the Earth for a very long period of time.

ruled

were ruling

had ruled

had been ruling

7. Mrs. Robson died in her sleep. Her doctor told me she ..... from a weak heart for some time.

was suffering

had been suffering

suffered

had suffered

8. She was not interested in the book because she ..... it.

hadn’t understood

didn’t understand

wasn’t understanding

hadn’t been understanding

9. Rescue workers ..... a man, a woman, and two children from cold rushing water.

had pulled

pulled

were pulling had been pulling

10. He ..... ill for three days, so his mother wanted to bring him to a doctor, but he didn’t want to go.

had felt

felt

had been feeling

was feeling

11. Who ..... in this house before they pulled it down?

was living

had lived

lived

had been living

12. Yesterday I came up to a stranger who looked like Jane Faster and started talking to her. But she wasn’t Jane. It was clear I ..... a mistake.

made

was making

had made

had been making

13. A strong wind ..... and I decided to put on a warm coat.

blew

had blown

was blowing

had been blowing

14. 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.

was just beginning

had just began

just began

had been just beginning

15. 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.

rained

was raining

had rained

had been raining