Test 1-Past Tenses | Upper-Intermediate English

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    Question 1: Jake _______ (to roast) meat in the oven while Cara ________ (to knead) dough.
    A. was roasting / kneaded
    B. was roasting / was kneading
    C. had roasted / kneaded
    D. had roasted / had been kneading
    Question 2: Kate was sleeping when her alarm clock ______( to go off).
    A. goes off
    B. went off
    C. was going off
    D. had went off
    Question 3: The children were making origami when their babysitter ______ (to call) them to dinner.
    A. was calling
    B. had called
    C. called
    D. had been calling
    Question 4: Benjamin _______ (to watch) a movie before Alison _______ (to come) in.
    A. was watching / came
    B. had been watching / was coming
    C. had been watching / came
    D. watched / came
    Question 5: My brother _______ (to look for) a job for 2 months before they _______ (to employ) him.
    A. had looked for / employed
    B. was looking for / had employed
    C. looked for / employed
    D. had been looking for / employed
    Question 6: Oh, how I wish it _____ (not to be) so windy.
    A. wasn't being
    B. hadn't been being
    C. hadn't been
    D. wasn't
    Question 7: The children ______ (to watch) 'The Hunger Games' when suddenly the light ______ (to go) out.
    A. watched / had gone
    B. were watching / went
    C. had watched / went
    D. were watching / was going
    Question 8: Maria ______ (to study) at the Ontario Secondary School from 2008 to 2010
    A. was studied
    B. has studied
    C. was studying
    D. studied
    Question 9: In the cafe we _____(to try) some delicious food, ________ (to drink) some wine and then we ______ (to walk)a lot in the city centre.
    A. were trying/were drinking/were walking
    B. had tried / drank / were walking
    C. tried/drank/walked
    D. had tried/had drunk/walked
    Question 10: Uma __________ (to visit) Moscow when she _____ (to be) young.
    A. has visited / was
    B. was visiting / had been
    C. visited / was
    D. had visited / had been