Ex. 2 Choose the correct answer
Chose the correct answer.
1. Which is correct?
- Dad worked in Scotland when he met my mother.
- Dad was working in Scotland when he met my mother.
- both variants are correct
2. Which of the following describes an ongoing process?
- Her English improved
- Her English is improving
- both variants are correct
3. Which is correct?
- As soon as he was seeing me, he waved
- As soon as he saw me, he was waving
- As soon as he saw me, he waved
4. In which of the sentences did old dog end up dead?
- The old dog died
- The old dog was dying
- both variants are correct
5. Which of the sentences is NOT correct?
- She knew the answer.
- She was knowing the answer
6. In which of the sentences was Paris their permanent home?
- They lived in Paris
- They were living in Paris
- both variants are correct
7. In which sentence did Mary most likely finish the poem?
- Mary wrote a poem
- Mary was writing a poem
- both variants are correct
8. In which of the following did the tidying start before Peter arrived?
- I tidied my room when Peter arrived
- I was Tidying my room when Peter arrived
- both variants are correct
9. Which of the sentences means that the watching started at 6.15?
- I watched the news at 6.15
- I was watching the news at 6.15
- both variants are correct