Choose the correct answer.
- I. over the phone when they brought me a letter. a) talked b) had talked c) had been talking d) was talking
- They .in the room when the taxi arrived. a) sat b) had sat c) had been sitting d) were sitting
- He quickly forgot everything he . at school. a) learnt b) had learnt c) had been learning d) was learning
- I visited Brazil in April. I. at a nice hotel for a fortnight. a) stayed b) had stayed c) had been staying d) was staying
- I. at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter. a) stayed b) had stayed c) had been staying d) was staying
- The musician . the piano for a whole hour when we came in. a) played b) had played c) had been playing d) was playing
- Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she .for more than two hours. a) lay b) had lain c) had been lying d) was lying
- We . along a forest roadfor a few minutes when we saw a house. a) walked b) had walked c) had been walking d) were walking
- I hardly . speaking with a porter when the phone rang again. a) finished b) had finished c) had been finishing d) was finishing
- First I. the phone, and then I read your letter. a) answered b) had answered c) had been answering d) was answering
- And I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I. before. a) planned b) had planned c) had been planning d) was planning
- A man . unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived. a) was b) had been c) had being d) were
