Exercise 3. Put the right form.

1. I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I …(write) for over two hours.

2. When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I …(have) it for over ten years.

3. Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you …(drive) at over 90mph?

4. We didn't really want to go and see the musical again. We …(already see) it twice - so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead!

5. I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they …(work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.

6. The kitchen was full of steam when we arrived. Joan was in the kitchen and she …(cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.

7. It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she …(cry) before we got there.

8. No-one even noticed when I got home. They …(all watch) the big game on TV.

Exercise 4. Choose proper variants

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

had we reached

we reached

we were reaching

we had been reaching

2. When I first ..... to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.

came

had come

was coming

had been coming

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

hadn’t understood

didn’t understand

wasn’t understanding

hadn’t been understanding

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

had invited

was inviting

invited

had been inviting

5. 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

6. 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

7. Suddenly they heard a strange noise and ..... at each other in horror.

looked

were looking

had looked

had been looking

8. Sam says he didn’t enjoy the program because the TV set ..... properly.

didn’t work

hadn’t worked

wasn’t working

hadn’t been working

9. Her face was stained with tears and her eyes were red. She ..... .

cried

was crying

had been crying

had cried

10. 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

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

blew

had blown

was blowing

had been blowing

12. The two boys came into the house. One had a black eye and the other a cut lip. They ..... .

had been fighting

had fought

fought

were fighting

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

had run out

ran out

was running out

had been running out

14. Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody ..... into their house.

broke

was breaking

had broken

had been breaking

15. I got lost in the forest because I took the road I ..... before.

didn’t never take

never took

had never taken

didn’t take