exercise 6: choose the correct answers.

1.I ..................I ..........................the door bell.

a.slept / didn't hear

b.was sleeping / weren't hearing

c.was sleeping / didn't hear 

d.slept / weren't hearing

2.I.....................her many times but she........................

a.was phoning/weren't answering             b.was phoning/didn't answer

c.phone/weren't answering                        d.phoned/didn't answer

3.'What...................during your day-off?' 'I ................TV.'

a.were you doing/watched                b.did you do/was watching

c.were you doing/was watching         d.did you do/watched

4.He ......................money from the rich and ..................it to the poor.

a.steal/gave           b.stole/gave            c.stolen/given           d.stealing/giving

5.'....................James yesterday?'.'Yes,I ..................him.'

a.did you meet/met                 b.did you met/meeting

c.was you meeting/didn't met          d.you were meeting/met

6.the children........................when their mother................home.

a.were sleeping/got            b.was sleeping/got           d.slept/was getting        d.slept/got

7.I ..................dinner when the lights ................out.

a.was having/went             b.has/go        c.having/went         d.had/went

8.it................me quite much time to learn french.

a.taking          b.take          c.to take         d.took

9.As I...................down the street,I..................a strange sight.

a.was walking/saw                 b.walked/saw

c.were walking/seeing            d.were walking/saw

10.I......................a car last month.

a.buying             b.buys          c.bought          d.have bought

exercise 5:circle the correct answers.

7.While we were running / run in the park,mary fell over.

8.Did you find / were you finding your keys yesterday?

9.Who was she dancing / did she dance with at the party last night?

10.they were watching / watched football on tv all day