IV. ВЫБЕРИТЕ ПРАВИЛЬНЫЙ ВАРИАНТ.
1. He … a newspaper when the phone rang.
A. read B. was reading C. reading
2. At three o’clock yesterday we … the dog.
A. was washing B. washing C. were washing
3. While Tina was cooking she … herself.
A. burn B. was burning C. burnt
4. What … at six o’clock yesterday?
A. was you doing B. you did C. were you doing
5. At nine o’clock yesterday morning Jane … from London to New York.
A. was flying B. flied C. flew
6. The student was listening carefully while the professor … the rule to him.
A. was explaining B. explaining C. explained
7. Simon was …when he fell and hurt his leg.
A. dancer B. danced C. dancing
8. Why … all through your history class yesterday?
A. did you laugh B. you were laughing C. were you laughing
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9. It … while I was waiting for the bus.
A. was raining B. raining C. rained
10. While the teacher …, the students were listening to him.
A. spoken B. spoke C. was speaking
11. Dad was repairing the TV while Mum … dinner.
A. was cooking B. cooked C. is cooking
12. He … tea at five o’clock yesterday.
A. drank B. was drunk C. was drinking
13. What is that noise? – James … his bike at the moment.
A. was repairing B. is repairing C. repaired
14. I … when the dog suddenly began to bark.
A. was studying B. study C. studied
15. She … home from work when it began to snow.
A. am walking B. walked C. was working
16. He … down the street when he saw an accident.
A. cycled B. was cycling C. were cycling
17. She wasn’t speeding when the accident … .
A. happened B. was happening C. is happened
18. I … across the road when I saw my old school friend.
A. walked B. was walking C. were walking
19. What … at the time of the robbery?
A. was you doing B. you were doing C. were you doing
20. Why … when I … her yesterday?
A. she was crying; saw B. was she crying; was
seeing
C. was she crying;
saw

1. He … a newspaper when the phone rang. B. was reading 2. At three o’clock yesterday we … the dog.  C. were washing 3. While Tina was cooking she … herself. C. burnt 4. What … at six o’clock yesterday? C. were you doing 5. At nine o’clock yesterday morning Jane … from London to New York. A. was flying 6. The student was listening carefully while the professor … the rule to him. A. was explaining 7. Simon was …when he fell and hurt his leg.  dancing 8. Why … all through your history class yesterday?  C. were you laughing 26 9. It … while I was waiting for the bus. A. was raining 10. While the teacher …, the students were listening to him. C. was speaking 11. Dad was repairing the TV while Mum … dinner. A. was cooking 12. He … tea at five o’clock yesterday.  C. was drinking 13. What is that noise? – James … his bike at the moment.  B. is repairing 14. I … when the dog suddenly began to bark. A. was studying 15. She … home from work when it began to snow.  C. was working 16. He … down the street when he saw an accident. B. was cycling 17. She wasn’t speeding when the accident … . A. happened 18. I … across the road when I saw my old school friend. B. was walking 19. What … at the time of the robbery? C. were you doing 20. Why … when I … her yesterday?C. was she crying; saw