Question

1 'Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner?'
'No, but I ...A... a lot of food, so it didn't matter.'
A had prepared
B was preparing
C had been preparing
2 Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he?'
'Yes. He his first record when he was sixteen.'
A made
B was making
C had made
3 There was a power cut last night.'
'I know. I some paperwork when the lights went out.'
A had been doing
B was doing
C had done
4 'Did you see Paul Simon in concert?'
'No. I was hoping to get tickets, but they '
A had sold out
B sold out
C were selling out
5 The restaurant was packed last night.'
'Yes. Luckily, I a table in advance.'
A was booking
B had booked
C had been booking
6 'Did you watch the film yesterday?'
'No. It by the time we got home.'
A finished
B was finishing
C had finished
7 'Did you stay up late last night?'
'No. I all day, so I went to bed early.'
A had been working
B worked
C was working
8 'Did you enjoy your holiday?'
'Yes. We most of our time on the beach.'
A had spent
B were spending
C spent
9 'Kim looked tired this morning.'
'I know. She all night long.'
A studied
B had studied
C had been studying
10 'So what happened?'
'We through the woods when we heard a gunshot.'
A had walked
B walked
C were walking

Answer 1

1 'Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner?''No, but I ...A... a lot of food, so it didn't matter.'A had prepared
2 Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he?' 'Yes. He .... his first record when he was sixteen.' A made
3 There was a power cut last night.' . 'I know. I....some paperwork when the lights went out.'. B was doing
4 'Did you see Paul Simon in concert?' 'No. I was hoping to get tickets, but they ' A had sold out
5 The restaurant was packed last night.' 'Yes. Luckily, I ... a table in advance.' B had booked
6 'Did you watch the film yesterday?' 'No. It by the time we got home.' C had finished
7 'Did you stay up late last night?' 'No. I ... all day, so I went to bed early.' had been working
8 'Did you enjoy your holiday?' 'Yes. We most of our time on the beach.' B were spending
9 'Kim looked tired this morning.' 'I know. She ... all night long.'  C had been studying
10 'So what happened?' 'We ... through the woods when we heard a gunshot.' C were walking