1) When the teacher arrived, the students____already____their test papers. a) have / finished b) had / finish c) had/finished d) were / finishing 2) Which sentence is in the correct past simple form? a) She buyed a new dress yesterday. b) She bought a new dress yesterday. c) She has buy a new dress yesterday. d) She was buying a new dress yesterday. 3) They____the meeting because everyone was late. a) postpones b) postponed c) were postponing d) postpone 4) The fire alarm____ while we were having lunch. a) rang b) ring c) was ringing d) rings 5) The company_____ 200 workers last month due to budget cuts. a) hires b) hired c) was hiring d) hire 6) The scientist _____(discover) a new species of frog in 1948. a) discovered b) was discovered c) was discovering d) discover 7) My friends _____(not realise) the shop was closed until they reached the door. a) didn't realise b) did not realised c) were not realising d) were realised 8) The audience____ (clap) loudly after the performance ended. a) was clapping b) clapped c) claped d) we're clapping 9) "The library____ at 6 p.m. yesterday, so I couldn't enter." a) close b) closed c) had closed d) was closing 10) "I ____the document, but my computer crashed before I could save it." a) typed b) type c) was typing d) types

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