I �ve downloaded a grammar quiz but I found some questions difficult to answer. Could you please help, me???

 

1.We bought a new car but we ______ happy with it.

a. Aren �t     b. weren �t??

 

2.After Rebecca _____ the letter, she tore it up.

a. Read      b. was reading     c. had read     d. had been reading

 

3.We went to the doctor when we __________ bad.

a. feel    b. felt     c. were feeling      d. had felt

 

4.She __________ a horse before that day.

a. didn �t ride     b. rode     c. had ridden     d. had not ridden

 

5.Mr Smith __________ with the government for 30 years when he retired last year.

a. has been working    b. had been working    c. was working

 

6. We __________ in the USA from 1981 to 1984.

a. lived    b. have lived    c. were living

 

7.At this time last night my father ___________ over Hong Kong.

a. was flying    b. has flown     c. flew     d. had flown

 

8.My friend said that he ________ a good movie.

a. has seen   b. had seen   c. saw

 

Thanks a lot for your help....

 

I �ve done the quizz for you

 

1 a  2c  3b  4d  5b  6a  7a  8b

 

 

You have to take into cosideration that the questions are out of context, therefore sometimes more than an interpretation could be applied. For example: 1a is possible if you consider that we aren �t happy with it now; 2a is possible but c is more grammatically correct; 3 I think c is possible but unlikely because feel is usually a stative verb (not used in the continuous form); 8 b is correct and the most likely but c is also possible especially in spoken language.

1.a.Aren �t 

2.c. had read

3.b. felt

4.d. had not ridden

5.b. had been working

6.a. lived

7.a. was flying 

8.b. had seen  

 But I suggest that you change some misleading alternatives as they can be considered correct if your students choose them.

Good luck