1   My brother and I …………… swimming almost every day last summer.

      A   went

      B   had been going

      C   were going

      D   had gone

2   We …………… when someone knocked at the door.

      A   talked

      B   had talked

      C   were talking

      D   were talked

3   When the robbery happened, the security guard ……………!

      A   slept

      B   was sleeping

      C   had slept

      D   was slept

4   Jack …………… chess before so I showed him what to do.

      A   hadn’t been playing

      B   didn’t play

      C   wasn’t playing

      D   hadn’t played

5   I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I …………… her long.

      A   didn’t know

      B   wasn’t knowing

      C   hadn’t been knowing

      D   hadn’t known

6   Ian …………… at the factory long when he was made a manager.

      A   hadn’t been working

      B   wasn’t working

      C   didn’t work

      D   wasn’t worked

7   I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he …………… .

      A   was already left

      B   already left

      C   had already been leaving

      D   had already left

8   When we got to the airport, I realised I …………… my passport at home!

      A   was left

      B   had left

      C   left

      D   had been leaving