1 
I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.

A 
was wanting 
B 
wanted 
C 
was wanted

2 
The train ___ on time yesterday.

A 
arrived 
B 
was arrive 
C 
was arriving

3 
Why ___ for so long yesterday?

A 
did the baby cry 
B 
did the baby crying 
C 
was the baby crying

4 
We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.

A 
didn’t know 
B 
were not knowing 
C 
not know

5 
He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.

A 
wasn’t visiting 
B 
didn’t visit 
C 
weren’t visiting

6 
What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?

A 
did you do 
B 
were you doing 
C 
was you doing

7 
Where ___ when I met you yesterday?

A 
were you going 
B 
did you going 
C 
did you went

8 
Kate ___ along the country road when her car broke down.

A 
was driving 
B 
drove 
C 
was drive

9 
The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.

A 
was losing 
B 
losing 
C 
lost

10 
I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.

A 
was eating 
B 
ate 
C 
were eating

11 
Which exams ___ at school?

A 
did you took 
B 
were you taking 
C 
did you take

12 
We ___ climbing in the mountains last summer.

A 
went 
B 
were going 
C 
did go

13 
Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.

A 
were sunbathing 
B 
was sunbathing 
C 
sunbathed

14 
The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.

A 
repaired 
B 
were repairing 
C 
was repair

15 
The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.

A 
wasn’t allowing 
B 
weren’t allowing 
C 
didn’t allow

16 
Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.

A 
was throwing 
B 
throwed 
C 
threw

17 
Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.

A 
was cheating 
B 
cheated 
C 
was cheat

18 
I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.

A 
looked 
B 
was looking 
C 
were looking

19 
Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.

A 
was sinking 
B 
sinked 
C 
sank

20 
When ___ lobsters?

A 
did you last eat 
B 
was you last eating 
C 
did you last eating

21 
My grandma ___ apple trees while she lived in the country.

A 
were planting 
B 
was planting 
C 
planted

22 
Agatha Christie ___ a lot of detective stories.

A 
wrote 
B 
were writing 
C 
was writing

23 
Why is the dog so hungry? I ___ it yesterday night.

A 
wasn’t feeding 
B 
didn’t fed 
C 
didn’t feed

24 
At the time Jack returned home from England his father ___ in the Baltic Sea.

A 
sailed 
B 
were sailing 
C 
was sailing

25 
Madonna ___ popular when she was young.

A 
was becoming 
B 
became 
C 
was become