01. I.................. on holiday three weeks ago.
A. am going B. went C. go D. am gone

02. He................ for ten minutes.
A. spoke B. spoked C. speak D. speaking

03. I was in the bath when the telephone...................
A. ring B. rung C. rang D. ringed

04. I................... at that hotel when they had a fire.
A. stayed B. was staying C. stay D. have stayed

05. He met me as I..................... through the door.
A. come B. was coming C. had come D. will come

06. I.................. my work.
A. has do B. has done C. have did D. have done

07. He....................... here.
A. has always not working B. have always not worked C. have not always worked D. has not always worked

08. He often..................... golf.
A. plays B. is playing C. do play D. play

09. Where................... to when you overtook me yesterday?
A. was you driving B. were you driving C. was you drive D. was driving you

10. She is here,................. she?
A. wasn't B. weren't C. isn't D. aren't

11. You are going,................ you?
A. isn't B. wasn't C. weren't D. aren't

12. They live here,............... they?
A. aren't B. don't C. doesn't D. isn't

13. I was taking it easy when the boss................... in
A. was walking B. walked C. walking D. walks

14. He was driving when the car..................
A. was crashing B. crash C. crashes D. crashed

15. We................ while you were living in Italy.
A. meet B. met C. were met D. was meeting

16. He................. the report while he was flying to Amsterdam.
A. reading B. were reading C. read D. reads

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