C) wrote

D) had written
the past tense for OSSTET 7. The baby __________ for three hours before
his mother came home.

A) cried
1. He __________ to the movies last night.
B) had cried
A) goes
C) was crying
B) had gone
D) had been crying
C) went
8. They __________ in London for five years
D) was going before they moved to Paris.
2. They __________ dinner when the phone rang. A) lived
A) ate B) were living
B) were eating C) had lived
C) had eaten D) live
D) eat 9. He __________ his homework when his friends
3. She __________ her keys, so she couldn't get arrived.
into the house. A) did
A) lose B) was doing
B) loses C) had done
C) lost D) is doing
D) had lost 10. The sun __________ brightly all day long.
4. While I __________ the news, my brother was A) shine
playing video games.
B) was shining
A) watched
C) shone
B) was watching
D) had shone
C) had watched
11. She __________ the book you recommended.
D) watch
A) read
5. By the time we arrived, the show __________
already started. B) reads

A) started C) reading

B) had started D) have read

C) was starting 12. I __________ a strange noise at midnight.

D) starts A) hear

6. I __________ a letter to my friend yesterday. B) heard

A) write C) have heard

B) am writing D) was hearing

 13. We __________ for the bus for 30 minutes B) has finished
when it finally arrived.
C) had finished
A) waited
D) was finishing
B) were waiting
20. We __________ a movie when the lights went
C) had been waiting out.

D) have waited A) watched

14. The company __________ a new product last B) were watching

month.
C) had watched
A) launches
D) watch
B) was launching
21. I __________ my old friend at the mall last
C) launched week.

D) has launched A) meet

15. As the rain __________, we ran for shelter. B) met

A) starts C) have met

B) started D) was meeting

C) was starting 22. They __________ in the same house for 20

years before they moved.
D) had started
A) lived
16. Before the invention of the car, people
__________ horses for transport. B) were living

A) used C) had been living

B) use D) have been living

C) were using 23. When I saw her, she __________ a beautiful

dress.
D) had used
A) wears
17. He was tired because he __________ all day.
B) wore
A) worked
C) was wearing
B) was working
D) had worn
C) had worked
24. He __________ his dinner and then went out.
D) has worked
A) ate
18. The children __________ happily in the garden
when their father came home. B) had eaten

A) played C) was eating

B) were playing D) eats

C) had played 25. The fire alarm __________ while we were in

the class.
D) plays
A) goes off
19. She __________ her project by noon.
B) went off
A) finished
C) was going off 32. The children __________ their homework
when their father came home.
D) had gone off
A) were doing
26. The students __________ quietly when the
teacher entered the room. B) did

A) read C) had done

B) were reading D) do

C) had read 33. When I first saw her, I __________ that I had
met her before.
D) reads
A) felt
27. The old man __________ the newspaper every
morning. B) was feeling

A) reads C) had felt

B) was reading D) feel

C) had read 34. They __________ in the park all morning.

D) read A) played

28. By the time I reached the airport, the plane B) were playing
__________.
C) had played
A) took off
D) play
B) was taking off
35. The teacher __________ the homework
C) had taken off yesterday.

D) is taking off A) collects

29. The baby was crying because she __________ B) was collecting
her teddy bear.
C) had collected
A) lost
D) collected
B) was losing
36. Before the company was established, the
C) had lost founder __________ a lot of research.

D) has lost A) did

30. He __________ his car when it started to rain. B) was doing

A) washes C) had done

B) was washing D) does

C) had washed 37. The students __________ the exam when the
bell rang.
D) is washing
A) took
31. I __________ that movie several times before.
B) were taking
A) saw
C) had taken
B) have seen
D) take
C) had seen

D) was seeing
 38. He __________ for a new job for months A) lost
before he finally found one.
B) was losing
A) looked
C) had lost
B) was looking
D) loses
C) had been looking
45. The team __________ the tournament last
D) has looked year.

39. She __________ happy when she saw her A) win

friends.
B) had won
A) was
C) won
B) is
D) was winning
C) has been
46. We __________ for an hour before the taxi
D) had been arrived.

40. They __________ the game a long time ago. A) waited

A) won B) were waiting

B) win C) had been waiting

C) had won D) wait

D) were winning 47. The children __________ their books on the

table and ran out.
41. I __________ my work by the time my boss
asked for it. A) left

A) finished B) were leaving

B) was finishing C) had left

C) had finished D) leave

D) am finishing 48. She __________ tired because she

__________ all day.
42. While the teacher __________, the students
were listening carefully. A) felt, worked

A) spoke B) felt, was working

B) speaks C) felt, had been working

C) was speaking D) feels, had worked

D) had spoken 49. He __________ his car, then he __________ to

the station.
43. The dog __________ when the mailman came.
A) parked, walked
A) barked
B) had parked, walked
B) barks
C) was parking, walked
C) was barking
D) parked, was walking
D) had barked
50. We __________ a movie when the electricity
44. He __________ his wallet and couldn't pay for
went out.
the meal.
A) watched A) went, had

B) were watching B) went, was

C) had watched C) had gone, had

D) watch D) had gone, was

51. The train __________ before we reached the 57. While I __________ for him, I __________ a
station. strange noise.

A) leaves A) waited, heard

B) left B) was waiting, heard

C) was leaving C) had waited, heard

D) had left D) was waiting, was hearing

52. I __________ my umbrella because it 58. The company __________ its target last year.
__________ to rain.
A) achieves
A) took, was starting
B) achieved
B) had taken, started
C) had achieved
C) took, started
D) was achieving
D) was taking, had started
59. The police __________ the thief after he
53. She __________ tired all day because she __________ the shop.
__________ well the night before.
A) caught, robbed
A) was, didn't sleep
B) had caught, robbed
B) was, hadn't slept
C) caught, had robbed
C) had been, didn't sleep
D) were catching, had robbed
D) had been, hadn't slept
60. They __________ a lot of fun at the party
54. The students __________ the class when the yesterday.
fire alarm rang.
A) have
A) were leaving
B) had
B) left
C) were having
C) had left
D) had had
D) leave
61. She __________ the piano for an hour before
55. He __________ for three hours when he finally her guests arrived.
decided to take a break.
A) played
A) had studied
B) was playing
B) was studying
C) had played
C) had been studying
D) had been playing
D) studied
62. We __________ dinner when the guests
56. I __________ to visit her, but she __________ arrived.
already left.
A) cooked
B) were cooking C) won, had lost

C) had cooked D) won, were losing

D) had been cooking 69. The teacher __________ us to be quiet, but we

__________ still making noise.
63. The old man __________ in that house for 50
years. A) told, were

A) lived B) told, had been

B) had lived C) had told, were

C) was living D) was telling, were

D) has lived 70. She __________ for her exam when her
mother called.
64. I __________ my wallet, so I couldn't buy
anything. A) studied

A) lost B) was studying

B) had lost C) had studied

C) lose D) had been studying

D) was losing 71. The children __________ their homework by

the time their father arrived.
65. The sun __________ when the storm began.
A) finished
A) shone
B) were finishing
B) had shone
C) had finished
C) was shining
D) finish
D) is shining
72. He __________ for three hours when he
66. He __________ his phone before he realized it
decided to stop.
was missing.
A) drove
A) dropped
B) was driving
B) had dropped
C) had driven
C) was dropping
D) had been driving
D) drops
73. They __________ to the park after they
67. We __________ for the bus when the accident
__________ their lunch.
happened.
A) went, ate
A) waited
B) went, had eaten
B) were waiting
C) had gone, ate
C) had been waiting
D) went, were eating
D) had waited
74. I __________ the news while I __________ my
68. The team __________ the game even though
breakfast.
they __________ their best player.
A) read, was eating
A) won, lost
B) read, ate
B) had won, lost
C) was reading, was eating D) had been crying

D) had read, ate 81. I __________ for a long time when the bus
finally arrived.
75. The movie __________ when we entered the
theatre. A) waited

A) started B) was waiting

B) had started C) had been waiting

C) was starting D) wait

D) starts 82. She __________ a doctor before she

__________ a nurse.
76. He __________ his glasses, so he couldn't see
the screen. A) became, was

A) broke B) became, had been

B) had broken C) had been, became

C) was breaking D) was, had been

D) breaks 83. They __________ a lot of money on their

vacation.
77. The students __________ the book by the end
of the semester. A) spent

A) read B) had spent

B) were reading C) were spending

C) had read D) spend

D) have read 84. He __________ his phone while he

__________ dinner.
78. While I __________ to work, I saw an accident.
A) lost, was eating
A) drove
B) had lost, ate
B) was driving
C) lost, had eaten
C) had driven
D) was losing, ate
D) drive
85. The team __________ the game because they
79. The police __________ the suspect who
__________ hard.
__________ the bank.
A) lost, didn't train
A) caught, robbed
B) had lost, didn't train
B) had caught, robbed
C) lost, hadn't trained
C) caught, had robbed
D) was losing, hadn't trained
D) were catching, robbed
86. She __________ her homework when her
80. The baby __________ for a long time before he
mother called.
fell asleep.
A) did
A) cried
B) was doing
B) had cried
C) had done
C) was crying
D) does 93. The students __________ the lecture when the
principal entered the room.
87. We __________ for hours before we found the
right way. A) were listening to

A) walked B) listened to

B) were walking C) had listened to

C) had been walking D) listen to

D) have been walking 94. She __________ her project by the time her
boss arrived.
88. The show __________ by the time we reached
the cinema. A) finished

A) started B) was finishing

B) had started C) had finished

C) was starting D) finishes

D) starts 95. We __________ a lot of fun at the party last

night.
89. I __________ that I __________ him before.
A) had
A) knew, met
B) have
B) knew, had met
C) were having
C) had known, met
D) had had
D) knew, was meeting
96. I __________ for the bus when it started to
90. The cat __________ on the sofa while the
rain.
children __________ outside.
A) waited
A) slept, played
B) was waiting
B) was sleeping, played
C) had waited
C) slept, were playing
D) am waiting
D) was sleeping, were playing
97. The team __________ the match last week.
91. They __________ in that city for ten years
before they moved. A) won

A) lived B) had won

B) were living C) wins

C) had lived D) was winning

D) live 98. The sun __________ brightly all day, so we

__________ to the beach.
92. He __________ his keys and couldn't open the
door. A) shone, went

A) lost B) had shone, went

B) had lost C) was shining, went

C) was losing D) shone, were going

D) loses
 99. He __________ his homework before he
__________ to the park.

A) did, went

B) had done, went

C) was doing, went

D) did, had gone

100. We __________ dinner when the

power went out.

A) ate

B) were eating

C) had eaten

D) eat