Choose the correct alternatives.
1. I ___ with friends when someone stole their car.
a) had stayed
b) stayed
c) was staying
2. The police asked me where I ___ the night before.
a) was sleeping
b) had slept
c) slept
3. When her brother was in prison, she ___ him every month.
a) had visited
b) visited
c) was visiting
4. They ___ in New York at the time.
a) had lives
b) where living
c) had been living
5. ___ you ___ the suspect before you saw her in court?
a) Did ... meet
b) Were ... meeting
c) Had ... met
6. ___ the police ___ the men who stole the money yesterday?
a) Were ... arresting
b) Did ... arrest
c) Had ... arrested
7. I had an accident because I ___ at the road.
a) wasn't looking
b) hadn't looked
c) didn't look
8. The jury ___ a decision so the judge sent them home.
a) didn't make
b) weren't making
c) hadn't made
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. b
7. b
8. c