Тест для текущего контроля студентов первого курса всех специальностей. Past Continuous / Past Simple

Тест для текущего контроля студентов первого курса всех специальностей.
Past Continuous / Past Simple
Выберите правильный вариант ответа. Choose the correct variant:
When I arrived, Tom (lie) on the sofa and (speak) over the phone.a) lied, spokeb) was liing, speakingc) was liing, was speakingd) was lying, was speaking
The police caught Dan when he (rob) a shop.a) has robbedb) was robingc) was robbingd) robed
He couldn’t speak because he (die) of laughtеr.a) had diedb) were dyingc) was dyingd) was diing- What you (do) between one and two? I phoned you several times. - I (play) the piano and heard nothing.a) will you do, ’ll playb) are you doing, am playingc) were you doing, was playingd) was you doing, was playing
When I got up that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing).a) shone, sangb) was shining, were singingc) were shining, was singing
When you rang me yesterday, I (have) a bath.a) were havingb) hadc) had hadd) was having
Somebody stole the money from Dad’s pocket while he (sleep).a) sleptb) was sleepingc) were sleeping
I (sit) by the window when I heard the noise.a) was sittingb) satc) sittedIt (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.a) rained, was walkingb) rained, walkedc) were raining, was walkingd) was raining, was walking
Just as Tom (cross) the street, a car came round the corner.a) crossedb) were crossingc) were crossing
I glanced at Mary who (still/ shiver) from the cold.a) still was shiveringb) were still shiveringc) still shiveredd) still shivered
At six o’clock I (wait) for Jennie at the station.a) am waitingb) will waitc) wait
On coming up to the house I saw a man who (try) to unlock the door by force.a) triedb) was trying
The student (reply) to the question when the headmistress came in.a) had repliedb) was replyingc) was repliingI saw a light in your window as I (pass) by.a) was passingb) had passedc) had passed
16. Liz’s elder brother said that he (go) to enter Leeds University.a) will gob) would goc) was going
While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door.a) had waitedb) had waitedc) waited
We (just/talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.a) were just talking, was comingb) ust were talking, camec) just were talking, came
They (quarrel) while they (wash) their car.a)quarreled, were washingb) were quarrelling, were washingc) were quarreling, washed
Yesterday while Dad (shave), he (cut) himself slightly.a) shaved, cutb) was shaving, cutc) was shaving, cutted