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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
1 His father was really angry with him because he ---- to music while he ---- his homework.
A) listened / did
B) listened / was doing
C) was listening / listened
D) was listening / was doing
2 Why ---- they ---- me when they ---- in London?
A) didn't - visit / stayed
B) didn't - visit / were staying
C) weren't - visiting / stayed
D) weren't - visiting / were staying
Hi,
In 1, D seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
In 2, B seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
Grammar
past continuous - past simple
1 His father was really angry with him because he ---- to music while he ---- his homework.
A) listened / did
B) listened / was doing
C) was listening / listened
D) was listening / was doing
2 Why ---- they ---- me when they ---- in London?
A) didn't - visit / stayed
B) didn't - visit / were staying
C) weren't - visiting / stayed
D) weren't - visiting / were staying
Hi,
In 1, D seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
In 2, B seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
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Anonymous Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE 1 His father was really angry with him because he -- to music while he -- his homework. Try to express who is who. A) listened / did B) listened / was doing C) was listening /did D) was listening / was doing 2 Why -- they -- me when they -- in London?
- Anonymous Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE 1 His father was really angry with him because he -- to music while he -- his homework.
- Try to express who is who.
- A) listened / did B) listened / was doing C) was listening /did D) was listening / was doing 2 Why -- they -- me when they -- in London?
- A) didn't - visit / stayed B) didn't - visit / were staying C) weren't - visiting / stayed D) weren't - visiting / were staying Hi, In 1, D seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
- In 2, B seems to be the best, but are the others wrong?
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AnonymousNormal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE
1 His father was really angry with him because he -- to music while he -- his homework. Try to express who is who.
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In the first question, all four seem just fine to me.
In the second question, only the first two.
(I assume the third one in the first question was "did" not "listened"?)
And why wouold someone be angry because someone listened to music?
Two terrible test questions.
In the second question, only the first two.
(I assume the third one in the first question was "did" not "listened"?)
And why wouold someone be angry because someone listened to music?
Two terrible test questions.
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Grammar GeekIn the first question, all four seem just fine to me.Certainly not "C", "he listened to his homework".
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Please see my comment in which I expressed my understanding that "listened" was a typo.
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