Do the multiple choice test. 1. how many athletes … by then? a. did he train b. was he training c. had he trained d. had he been training 2. … the film on tv last night? a. did you watch b. were you watching c. had you watched d. had you been watching 3. it … all day yesterday. a. rained b. was raining c. had rained d. had been raining 4. the tourists were exhausted because they … all day yesterday. a. walked b. were walking c. had walked d. had been walking 5. what … at 3 p.m. yesterday? a. did he do b. was he doing c. had he done d. had he been doing 6. she … to find a job in a bank for weeks. a. tried b. was trying c. had tried d. had been trying 7. the lecture already … by the time i … . a. started; had arrived b. had started; arrived c. had started; had arrived d. started; arrived 8. fred … fast when the accident … . a. was driving; happened b. was driving; was happening c. drove; happened d. drove; was happening 9. my father was experienced. he … (work) for the company for twelve years. a. worked b. was working c. had worked d. had been working 10. there was no juice left because nick … it all. a. drank b. was drinking c. had drunk d. had been drinking 11. when … from the college? a. did you graduate b. were you graduating c. had you graduated d. had you been graduating 12. henry … tennis every day for months before his first tournament. a. played b. was playing c. had played d. had been playing 13. while i … , my brother … . a. swam; fished b. was swimming; was fishing c. swam; was fishing d. was swimming; fished 14. while mary … dressed the bell … . a. got; rang b. was getting; was ringing c. got; was ringing d. was getting; rang 15. when david … the house, he … that he … his papers. a. left; had realized; forgot b. left; was realizing; had forgotten c. had left; realized; had forgotten d. left; realized; had forgotten 16. when i … kate … for me. she was upset as she … for some hours. a. came; waited; was waiting b. came; was waiting; had been waiting c. came; was waiting; waited d. had come; was waiting; had been waiting.
2. Margaret asked Richard where he was going for his holidays.
3. Ann asked Mary what she usually had for breakfast.
4. The inspector asked them who had caused the accident.
5. The teacher asked Bob when he had learnt to swim.
6. Mary's mother asked her daughter where she had put her shoes.
7. Peter asked me when I was going to have dinner.
8. The policeman asked me where I had lost my wallet.
9. I asked Bob why he hadn't answered my letter.
10. I asked a man in the crowd what the matter was.
11. The father asked them when lunch would be ready.
12. The little boy asked his father why the policeman wore a uniform.
13. I asked him who he was looking at.