Question

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Choose the correct variant:

1. By the time Grahamm arrived at the station, the train has already been leaving / had

already left.

2. How long had you been trying / had you tried to call Tom before he finally

answered the phone?

3. The children played / were playing / had played with their toys when their

mum came back home.

4. Alan had a headache because he had played / had been playing / played

computer games all afternoon.

5. What happened/ was happening /had happened last Monday?

6. The birds sang / were singing / sing noisily around when we met in the park.

7. At last he got the opportunity he had been waiting/ waited /is waiting for so

long.

8. The room looked beautiful, as she had changed /changed / was changing the

furniture and the curtains.

9. This time last week we were lying / lied on a beach.

10. After Bill had mown / had been mowing the lawn, he collected the grass

cuttings for compost.
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Answer 1

1. By the time Graham arrived at the station, the train had already left.

2. How long had you been trying to call Tom before he finally answered the phone?

3. The children were playing with their toys when their mum came back home.

4. Alan had a headache because he had been playing computer games all afternoon.

5. What happened last Monday?

6. The birds were singing noisily around when we met in the park.

7. At last he got the opportunity he had been waiting for so long.

8. The room looked beautiful, as she had changed the furniture and the curtains.

9. This time last week we were lying on a beach.

10. After Bill had mown the lawn, he collected the grass.

Answer 2

1. By the time Graham arrived at the station, the train had already left.

2. How long had you been trying to call Tom before he finally answered the phone?

3. The children were playing with their toys when their mum came back home.

4. Alan had a headache because he had been playing computer games all afternoon.

5. What happened last Monday?

6. The birds were singing noisily around when we met in the park.

7. At last, he got the opportunity he had been waiting for so long.

8. The room looked beautiful, as she had changed the furniture and the curtains.

9. This time last week, we were lying on a beach.

10. After Bill had mown the lawn, he collected the grass cuttings for compost.