In each sentence, choose the best phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (a, b, c, or d).

1. At six o'clock last night our family ________ television in our apartment.

a) watched b) was watched c) watching d) was watching

2. After the working day, my Dad and I _______ some supper and then we took our dog for a walk.

a) had b) was had c) was having d) having

3. When I was a child I ______ a toy that looked like a dragon.

a) had b) was had c) was having d) having

4. At seven fifteen this morning, I _______ down the street when I saw my cousin.

a) was walked b) walked c) was walking d) walking

5. I looked in the room and saw all the children ______ magazine articles on the latest fashion.

a) reading b) read c) was reading d) were reading

6. While I was doing my homework last night, the telephone _______ . It was my mother calling me with some good news.

a) was ringing b) ringing c) rang d) was rang

7. At the concert, all the parents listened politely to the children ______ to play their instruments.

a) tried b) trying c) was tried d) was trying

8. When Samuel arrived home from work, his wife ______ for him with an angry expression on her face.

a) waited b) was waited c) was waiting d) waiting

9. Last night, between ten o'clock and midnight, I could clearly hear the couple in the flat next to mine. They ______ an argument about what to watch on TV.

a) had b) were had c) were having d) having

10. My mother and me ___________ at the table in silence when Dad came in.

a) sat b) was sitting c) were sitting d) were siting

Using if

TRUE SITUATION: will (a) If you need some money, I lend you some. Simple Present can CONTRARY-TO-FACT SITUATION: would (b) If you needed some money, I lend you some. Simple Past could	In (a): Perhaps you need some money. If that is true, I will (or can) lend you some. Reminder: Do not use will in an “if-clause”. In (b): In truth, you don’t need any money. But if the opposite were true, I would (or could) lend you some.
VERBS FORM USAGE SUMMARY (PRESENT/FUTURE) SITUATION: IF - CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE: TRUE simple present will can + simple form CONTRARY-TO-FACT simple past would could + simple form