1 I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.
A was wanting B wanted C was wanted
2 The train ___ on time yesterday.
A arrived B was arrive C was arriving
3 Why ___ for so long yesterday?
A did the baby cry B did the baby crying C was the baby crying
4 We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.
A didn’t know B were not knowing C not know
5 He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.
A wasn’t visiting B didn’t visit C weren’t visiting
6 What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
A did you do B were you doing C was you doing
7 Where ___ when I met you yesterday?
A were you going B did you going C did you went
8 Kate ___ along the country road when her car broke down.
A was driving B drove C was drive
9 The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.
A was losing B losing C lost
10 I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.
A was eating B ate C were eating
11 Which exams ___ at school?
A did you took B were you taking C did you take
12 We ___ climbing in the mountains last summer.
A went B were going C did go
13 Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.
A were sunbathing B was sunbathing C sunbathed
14 The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.
A repaired B were repairing C was repair
15 The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.
A wasn’t allowing B weren’t allowing C didn’t allow
16 Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.
A was throwing B throwed C threw
17 Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.
A was cheating B cheated C was cheat
18 I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.
A looked B was looking C were looking
19 Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.
A was sinking B sinked C sank
20 When ___ lobsters?
A did you last eat B was you last eating C did you last eating
21 My grandma ___ apple trees while she lived in the country.
A were planting B was planting C planted
22 Agatha Christie ___ a lot of detective stories.
A wrote B were writing C was writing
23 Why is the dog so hungry? I ___ it yesterday night.
A wasn’t feeding B didn’t fed C didn’t feed
24 At the time Jack returned home from England his father ___ in the Baltic Sea.
A sailed B were sailing C was sailing
25 Madonna ___ popular when she was young.
A was becoming B became C was become
