Тест по английскому языку. Тема: Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous) vs Past Perfect Simple

1

When we came back home, the children ___ for two hours.

A

had already be sleeping

B

had already slept

C

had already been sleeping

2

Tina ___ home when I phoned her.

A

had just been getting

B

had just get

C

had just got

3

I was glad to meet Ted again. I ___ him for ages.

A

hadn’t seen

B

had been seeing

C

not had seen

4

Mom was tired yesterday. She ___ the house all day.

A

had been cleaning

B

had cleaned

C

had been cleaned

5

The boys were out of breath. They ___ a marathon.

A

had been run

B

had been running

C

had running

6

Mark told me that he ___ a new suit.

A

had been buying

B

had been bought

C

had bought

7

When I arrived, Lucy ___ in bed with temperature since lunchtime.

A

had lying

B

had been lying

C

had lied

8

My mom ___ dinner when I returned home.

A

had already cooked

B

had already been

C

had already cooking

9

Sean explained why he ___ an essay.

A

hadn’t written

B

hadn’t been writing

C

hadn’t been written

10

There were puddles in the streets as it ___ all night.

A

had raining

B

had been raining

C

had rained

11

I ___ to see Lena at the disco but she didn’t turn up.

A

had been expecting

B

been expected

C

had expected

12

They ___ the same restaurant for years before they found a better one.

A

had visited

B

had been visiting

C

had been visit

13

Sam ___ to go to the wedding but he couldn’t take a day off work.

A

had want

B

had been wanting

C

had wanted

14

Jack said he ___ tickets for the concert.

A

had booked

B

had been booked

C

had been booking

15

Mike said they ___ at the airport for two days because of the delay of their flight.

A

had staying

B

had been staying

C

had stayed

16

Andrew said he___ to China before.

A

hadn’t never been

B

had never being

C

had never been

17

We ___ for half an hour when Dan finally joined us.

A

had eaten

B

had been eating

C

had eating

18

Mary insisted that she ___ the ring from the drawer.

A

not had been taking

B

hadn’t taken

C

hadn’t been taking

19

I ___ the golf club before Martin did it.

A

had joined

B

had been joining

C

had been join

20

We were very tired at the end of the trip. We ___ for ten hours.

A

had driven

B

had drove

C

had been driving

21

I was extremely unhappy to have lost my watch. I ___ it for a very long time.

A

had had

B

had been having

C

had been had

22

I didn’t see Jim yesterday. He ___ abroad.

A

had been going

B

had gone

C

had been gone

23

I ___ for an hour before it got dark.

A

had walked

B

had walking

C

had been walking

24

The film ___ when we came to the cinema.

A

had already been beginning

B

had already begun

C

had already been begun

25

Claire said she ___ her sister since last month.

A

hadn’t phoned

B

not had phoned

C

hadn’t phoning

1

C

2

C

3

A

4

A

5

B

6

C

7

B

8

A

9

A

10

B

11

C

12

B

13

C

14

A

15

B

16

C

17

B

18

B

19

A

20

C

21

A

22

B

23

C

24

B

25

A