Past Tenses

D) comes/sit
E) came/had sat
42 Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.
When Christopher Columbus ... 14 he ... a sailor.
A) is/became
B) was/became
C) was/becomes
D) are/become
E) were/became
43 Choose the appropriate form of the verbs.
That day after Mr. Brown ... the letter he ... me to clarify some details.
A) has studied / phoned
B) studied / phoned
C) had studied / phoned
D) had studied / had phoned
E) studied / is phoning
44 Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
The greater part of London ... of wood, but after the great fire wider streets and brick houses ... .
A) had been / were built
B) was / were built
C) is / have been built
D) are / are built
E) has been / is built
45 Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.
The plan ... for two hours when he ... .
A) had been discussed / came
B) is discussed / comes
C) will be discussed / come
D) has been discussed / comes
E) was discussed / would come
46 Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.
That day when we were in the restaurant each one ... what he ... .
A) receive / orders
B) received / had ordered
C) is receiving / is ordering
D) will receive / would order
E) is received / is ordered
47 Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.
I went out of the house. It ... . It ... for two hours.
A) rained / was raining
B) had rained / was raining
C) was raining / had been raining
D) had been raining / was raining
E) was raining / rained
48 Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.
Ronald Reagan ... president for 8 years before he ... .