Maxsus ta’lim vazirligi nizomiy nomidagi Toshkent davlat pedagogika universiteti qoshidagi akademik litsey Nurmatov J. N, Kudratov K. X

EX 297 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

At 7 o’clock I got up and looked out of the window.

The sun was shining but the ground was very white. It … .

A) had been snowing		C) had being snowing
B) has been snowing		D) had been snowed
	E) have been snowing

2. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty,

their sport shoes were untidy. They … football.

A) have been playing		C) had been playing
B) were playing		D) has been playing
	E) had being playing

3. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

I was very tired when I came in. I … hard in the garden.

A) had been worked		C) has been working
B) had being working		D) had been working
	E) have been working

4. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

My father gave up drinking alcohol two years ago.

He … it for 30 years.

A) had being drinking		C) had been drunk
B) had been drinking		D) have been drinking
	E) has been drinking

5. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

At last the train arrived. I … for it for 40 minutes.

A) have been waiting		C) had been waited
B) have being waiting		D) had been waiting
	E) has been waiting

6. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Our game of chess was interrupted. We … or about half an hour when suddenly something went wrong with light.

A) had being playing		C) had been playing
B) had been played		D) has been playing
	E) have been playing

7. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

Kate was sitting on the sofa listening to the player. She was tired because she … very much.

A) had been working		C) have been working
B) had being working		D) has been working
	E) had been worked

8. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

We … TV for two hours, when my brother came home.

A) have been watching		C) had being watched
B) has been watching		D) had been watching
	E) have being watched

9. 
   Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
   

It … for three hours when I left home.

A) had being pouring		C) have been pouring
B) had been pouring		D) has been pouring
	E) had been poured

10. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Pete … for four hours when his father came home.

A) had been slept		C) had been sleeping
B) had being sleeping		D) have been sleeping
	E) has been sleeping

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Bjorn Borg retired from professional tennis when he was still a young man. He … tennis for 10 years.

A) has been playing		C) had been playing
B) have been playing		D) had being playing
	E) had been played

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

It wasn’t raining when we went out. The sun was shining. But it … so the ground was wet.

A) had been raining		C) have been raining
B) has been raining		D) had being raining
	E) had being rained

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

He was out of breath. He … .

A) has been running		C) have being running
B) had been run		D) had being running
	E) had been running

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

They were good friends. They … for years.

A) have known each other		C) had been knowing other
B) had known each other		D) had been known every
	E) had been knowing each

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

They … in the room for 2 hours when the taxi … .

1. 
   have been sitting / arrived
   
2. 
   had being sitting / arrived
   
3. 
   had been sitting / arrived
   
4. 
   has been sitting / arrives
   
5. 
   had being sat / arrives
   

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

I … at the hotel for a fortnight when I … your letter.

1. 
   had been staying / received
   
2. 
   has been staying / received
   
3. 
   have been staying / receive
   
4. 
   had being staying / receives
   
5. 
   had being stayed / receive
   

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

The musician … the piano for a whole hour when we … in.

A) had been playing / come		C) had been playing / came
B) has been playing / came		D) had being playing / came
	E) had been played / come

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she … for more than two hours.

A) has been lying		C) have being lying
B) had being lying		D) had been lying
	E) had been lied

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

We … along a forest road for two hours when we … a house.

A) had been walking / saw		C) have been walking / seen
B) has been walking / saw		D) had been walked / saw
	E) had being walking / see

11. 
    Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
    

I … over the phone for a whole hour when the porter … at the door.

1. 
   had being talking / knocked
   
2. 
   had been talked / knocks
   
3. 
   had been talking / knocked
   
4. 
   had been talking / knock
   
5. 
   has been talking / knocked
   

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

She  high-heeled shoes, and her feet hurt.

A) were wearing		C) is wearing
B) has been wearing		D) had been wearing
	E) has worn

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Mason was arrested, even though he  anything illegal.

A) hadn’t been done		C) hadn’t been doing
B) had been doing		D) hasn’t been doing
	E) hadn’t being doing

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

She  from flu when she was interviewed.

A) had been suffering		C) had being suffered
B) were suffering		D) had suffered
	E) has been suffering

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

She  from asthma when she was very young.

A) has suffered		C) had been suffering
B) has been suffering		D) had being suffered
	E) had suffered

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

I  some work in the garden and I  Sue come home.

1. 
   has been finishing / hadn’t seen
   
2. 
   had been finishing / hadn’t seen
   
3. 
   had finished / hadn’t been seeing
   
4. 
   have been finishing / had seen
   
5. 
   am finishing / haven’t seen
   

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

I  all my work, so I had very little to do.

A) had been finishing		C) had finishing
B) had being finished		D) had finished
	E) has finished

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Bill  since Christmas to buy a new bike.

A) had being saved		C) had been saving
B) have been saving		D) had being saved
	E) has been saved

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

Bill  enough money to buy the bike he  .

A) had saved / wanted		C) had been saving / want
B) saved / was wanting		D) had saved / wants
	E) had being saved / wanted

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

He said that he  the symphony many times before.

A) had been hearing		C) has being hearing
B) had heard		D) has heard
	E) had been heard

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

The teacher  them get away with their bad behaviour once too often.

A) had being letting		C) had been letting
B) has let		D) had let
	E) had letted

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

I  always  that it would be easy to get a job.

A) had  been believing		C) have  believed
B) had  been believed		D) had  being believing
	E) had  believed

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

We  the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen.

A) have owned		C) had owned
B) had been owning		D) had been owned
	E) had being owned

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

When we met Simon and Pat, they  . (=we met after they had finished)

A) had been riding		C) were riding
B) have ridden		D) had ridden
	E) had being riding

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

When we met Simon and Pat, they  . (=we met while they were riding)

A) had ridden		C) had being ridden
B) had been riding		D) were riding
	E) have ridden

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

When I got home, water  through the roof. (=it was no longer leaking when I got there)

A) has been leaking		C) had leaked
B) had being leaked		D) had being leaking
	E) had been leaking

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

When I got home, water  through the roof. (=it was leaking when I got there)

A) had being leaked		C) had been leaking
B) was leaking		D) has been leaking
	E) had being leaking

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

He  that he  four books since he  on holiday.

1. 
   said / has read / went
   
2. 
   said / had been reading / goes
   
3. 
   says / has read / goes
   
4. 
   said / read / had gone
   
5. 
   said / had read / went
   

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

She returned to the house where she  with friend.

A) had being staid		C) had been staying
B) had stay		D) has staid
	E) had being staying

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

When Paul returned to the car park his car  .

A) had been stolen		C) had been stole
B) has been stolen		D) had stolen
	E) had being stolen

11. 
    Choose the appropriate answer.
    

The police found his car at midnight. Paul  the theft at 8 p.m.

A) has been reported		C) had being report
B) had being reported		D) had reported
	E) had been reporting