1.Yesterday I met a friend that I___for ages.

A.don't meet B. haven't seen C.didn't see D. hadn't seen

2. Laura needed a break because she ____ all morning.

A. had studied B. studied C. has been studying D. had been studying

3. Lorraine _____ English for 12 years before she moved to England.

A.learnt B. had learnt C.has learnt D. had been studying

4. I did not go out last night because I_____all day.

A. had worked B. worked C. had been working D. both A and C

5.Orla left fit for the marathon because she ____ a lot

A. trained B. was training C. had trained D.has trained

6. When I went to see Ms Winter , her secretary told me that she____on the phone for two hours.

A. was speaking B. spoke C.had spoken D. had been speaking

7.You got sick because you ___ the whole time.

A. had been eating B. had eaten C.have been eating D.ate

8. I didn't like my old neighbor . He ____ the drum all the day !

A. was always playing C.always played

B. is always playing D.always was playing

9. The musician_____ in this town for ten years when he became directer of the opera house.

A.lived B.was living C. had gone D.were going

10.We ____ out with each other for two years before I mis his family

A. went B. had went C. had gone D.were going