PAST TENSES (PART 1) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 1: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PAST TENSES (PART 1)

 

91 The Romans … to Britain in 54 BC. a) coming b) came c) come 92 We were strolling in the park when suddenly it … . a) thundered b) thunders c) was thundering 93 I was watching TV while the kids … in the garden. a) played b) playing c) were playing 94 She was writing a letter while her husband … . a) was cooking b) cooked c) cooking 95 I … the guitar at 9 o’clock yesterday. a) play b) was playing c) played 96 Einstein … a paper on the general theory of relativity in 1916. a) was publish b) published c) was publishing 97 Carol was eating a banana while Sandy … his home task. a) has done b) was doing c) did 98 He … the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954. a) had won b) was winning c) won 99 I … home at 7 p.m. yesterday. a) driving b) was driving c) drove 100 The boy … to music when the door bell rang. a) listened b) listen c) was listening 101 I woke up at 7 a.m., ironed my clothes and … out. a) went b) gone c) was going 102 Marian … Mary two years ago. a) has met b) was meeting c) met 103 We … to Australia last year. a) had gone b) went c) had been 104 My cat … with a toy when I called it. a) played b) has played c) was playing 105 Pavarotti … his last performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. a) had given b) was giving c) gave

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91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 B A C A B B B C B C A C B C C