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Choose the correct answer.

1 'Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner?'

'No, but I ...A... a lot of food, so it didn't matter.'

A had prepared

B was preparing

C had been preparing

2 Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he?'

'Yes. He his first record when he was sixteen.'

A made

B was making

C had made

3 There was a power cut last night.'

'I know. I some paperwork when the lights went out.'

A had been doing

B was doing

C had done

4 'Did you see Paul Simon in concert?'

'No. I was hoping to get tickets, but they '

A had sold out

B sold out

C were selling out

5 The restaurant was packed last night.'

'Yes. Luckily, I a table in advance.'

A was booking

B had booked

C had been booking

6 'Did you watch the film yesterday?'

'No. It by the time we got home.'

A finished

B was finishing

C had finished

7 'Did you stay up late last night?'

'No. I all day, so I went to bed early.'

A had been working

B worked

C was working

8 'Did you enjoy your holiday?'

'Yes. We most of our time on the beach.'

A had spent

B were spending

C spent

9 'Kim looked tired this morning.'

'I know. She all night long.'

A studied

B had studied

C had been studying

10 'So what happened?'

'We through the woods when we heard a gunshot.'

A had walked

B walked

C were walking

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.

A A: I 1)... ’ve seen... (see) this film before.

B: Me too, but I love this actor. He 2) … (play) a lot of good roles.

A:' Tom Cruise? I 3) … (meet) him, you know.

B: Really? When?

A: When I 4) … (be) in Los Angeles on holiday.

B A: Who is that man?

B: He's an artist. He 1) … (paint) a lot of beautiful pictures.

A: I think Van Gogh 2) … (paint) the most beautiful pictures ever. But his life 3) … (be) miserable.

C A: I 1) … (Just/hear from) an old friend of mine.

B: Oh, really?

A: Yes. Jim 2) … (write) to me. I 3) … (get) the letter this morning.

B: That's nice. When 4) … (you/first/meet) him?

A: He 5) … (live) next door to me for three years, but he 6) … (move) away last June and I 7) … (not/see) him since.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1 A: What... were you doing... (you/do) at ten o'clock this morning?

B: I … (read) some important documents in my office.

2 A: Why are you so disappointed?

B: Because I … (hope) that I would pass the test, but I didn't.

3 A: Have you found your bag yet?

B: No, but I … (report) it stolen to the police yesterday.

4 A: Did you enjoy the play last night?

B: No, even though I … (read) good reviews of it before I bought the tickets.

5 A: Have you written your report yet?

B: I … (Just/start) when you came in, actually.

6 A: Sorry I'm late.

B: Where have you been? I … (expect) you an hour ago.

7 A: We … (go) to an antique market yesterday.

B: … (you/buy) anything?

8 A: Were you surprised that the factory closed down?

B: Not really. In fact, I … (know) it was going to happen.

9 A: Julia did well in the test, didn't she?

B: Yes. She … (study) very hard for it.