Test 10-5
1. Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb in brackets.
Yesterday evening I _______________ (meet) my friends.
James __________ (paint) the house for hours before he ___________ (take) a break.
Dina ___________ (work) on the computer for three hours before she ____________ (start)getting ready to go out.
We ____________ (wander) around the town when we __________ into Mary.
She _____________ (wait) for two hours before she _______________ (leave).
Jane _____________ (watch) TV while I____________ (water) the plants.
Ian __________ (ask) Tina out yesterday but she __________ (already/make) plans.
You ______________ (talk) to on the phone when I ____________ (come) in.
Two days ago Betty ____________ (return) the book I ______________ (lend) her.
Owen ______________ (type) his essay when the computer _____________ (crash).
2. Complete the gaps using an appropriate past form of the verb.
Garry __________ (teach) in Manchester for 12 year before he ____________ (get) a post in Oxford.
______________ (you/see) the lightning last night? – No, I ____________ (sleep).
Mike was tired. He __________ (clean) the house since early in the morning.
What ____________ (Jill/say) when I _____________ (walk) in? – Oh, nothing. She 17. ___________ (talk) about her mum.
They ______________(wait) for two hours before Ann finally _________ (arrive).
By the time Bob ______________ (come) home, Laura ___________(cook) dinner.
Harry ____________________ (write) several pages before he _____________(realize) he was off the point.
James __________ (paint) the house for hours before he ____________ (take) a break.
He __________ (just/ finish) packing his backpack, when Jill ______________(arrive).
Who ______________ (you/talk) to on the phone when I ____________ (come) in?
Put the verb in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous:
1. Garry ……….. (teach) in Manchester for 12 years before he got a post in Oxford.
2. Mike was tired. He ……….. (clean ) the house since early in the morning.
3. They ………… (try) to have a child before they had Jane.
4. My uncle …………. (be) in the navy for years before he became a commercial diver.
5. They ……….. (wait) for two hours before Ann finally arrived.
6. By the time Bob came home, Laura ……….. (cook) dinner.
Fill in: around, by, in, on with.
1. I don’t get ………. Brian. I don’t like his attitude.
2. It’s difficult for people in wheelchairs to get ……….. this part of town.
3. I don’t know how you can get ………. On such a low salary.
4. Get ………. and I’ll drive you home.
