Choose the right answer. 1) He ___ in the garden when Tom ___. A) sat; was coming B) was sitting; came...

1) B) was sitting; came - He was sitting in the garden when Tom came. 2) B) got - I got a message from Kelly last Saturday. 3) B) came - My mother wasn’t at the shop when I came. 4) A) had been keeping - For long month she had been keeping his secret. 5) A) is being cleaned - Our car is being cleaned at the moment. 6) C) does he - He doesn’t try hard, does he? 7) A) hasn’t been mentioned - His name hasn’t been mentioned in the book. 8) A) has found - I think he has found the address already. 9) B) isn’t there - There is nobody there, isn’t there? 10) C) hasn’t she - Mary has just written a letter, hasn’t she?

1) A) sat; was coming 2) B) got 3) B) came 4) A) had been keeping 5) A) is being cleaned 6) C) does he 7) A) hasn’t been mentioned 8) A) has found 9) A) is there 10) C) hasn't she

Here are the correct answers with explanations for each question:

1) He in the garden when Tom .

• B) was sitting; came

Explanation: This sentence describes an action that was ongoing when another action occurred. The past continuous tense "was sitting" is used for the ongoing action, and the simple past tense "came" is used for the action that interrupts.

2) I ___ a message from Kelly last Saturday.

• B) got

Explanation: The action happened at a specific time in the past, so the simple past tense "got" is appropriate here.

3) My mother wasn’t at the shop when I ___.

• B) came

Explanation: This sentence describes a past action completed at a specific moment, so the simple past tense "came" is used.

4) For long month she ___ his secret.

• A) had been keeping

Explanation: The past perfect continuous tense "had been keeping" is used to indicate an action that started in the past and continued over a period of time before another past action.

5) Our car ___ at the moment.

• A) is being cleaned

Explanation: The present continuous passive "is being cleaned" is used to indicate an action happening right now.

6) He doesn’t try hard,___?

• C) does he

Explanation: This is a question tag. When the statement is negative ("doesn’t try"), the question tag should be positive ("does he").

7) His name ___ in the book.

• A) hasn’t been mentioned

Explanation: The present perfect passive "hasn't been mentioned" indicates an action that has not occurred at any time up to now.

8) I think he ___ the address already.

• A) has found

Explanation: The present perfect "has found" is used to indicate that the action has been completed at some point before now, and it is relevant to the present.

9) There is nobody there,___?

• A) is there

Explanation: This is a question tag. When the statement is negative in meaning (nobody), the question tag should be positive ("is there").

10) Mary has just written a letter,___?

- **C) hasn’t she**

Explanation: This is a question tag. When the statement is positive ("has just written"), the question tag should be negative ("hasn't she").