A Choose the correct item. 1 Mum …….. a programme about earthquakes at 9 o’clock yesterday. A was watching C watches B watched D is watching 2 What …….. you doing yesterday evening when the snow started falling? A were C are B is D was 3 Nick …….. and gave me some advice. A carefully listened to me B listened carefully to me C listened to me carefully D carefully to me listened 4 Bill was sleeping when a loud rumble of thunder …….. him up last night. A woke C wakes B was waking D is waking 5 Mkunga, the god of thunder, was piercing the clouds with a spear while he …….. across the sky. A travelled C is travelling B was travelling D travels 6 Michael put on his coat, hat and gloves and …….. to work. A was going C is going B goes D went 7 Maria …….. to work when strong winds blew down a tree right in front of her car. A is driving C was driving B drives D drove 8 My sister …….. without my help. A easily solved the problem B solved easily the problem C easily the problem solved D solved the problem easily 9 …….. lunch when the hurricane struck? A Did you have C Are you having B Were you having D Do you have 10 I was walking to the shops when I …….. Jack this afternoon. A see C am seeing B saw D was seeing 11 The children …….. TV when they saw the flood warning. A were watching C watched B are watching D watch 12 Marsha …….. on her coat and left for school. A put C is putting B was putting D puts 13 The sun …….. and the wind was blowing. It was a perfect day for windsurfing. A shone C is shining B shines D was shining 14 She …….. the camera out of her bag and took photos of the rainbow. A was pulling C is pulling B pulls D pulled 15 It started raining yesterday morning and it …….. at 6 pm! A still drizzled B is still drizzling C still drizzle D was still drizzling 16 It was pouring with rain when I …….. my lessons yesterday. A finish C finished B was finishing D am finishing 17 Alex and Graham …….. outside when a flash of lightning lit up the sky. A were playing C are playing B played D play 18 After their wedding, …….. . A they lived together happily B happily they lived together C they happily lived together D together they happily lived 19 My sisters …….. on their new jackets while Mum was cooking. A try C are trying B were trying D tried 20 The heavy snowfall …….. early last night and in the morning all the roads were closed. A began C is beginning B begins D was beginning

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