Past tenses. Choose the correct tense.16. I saw Jim this morning. He

Past tenses. Choose the correct tense.
16. I saw Jim this morning. He ran / was running for the bus.
17. Keri was angry. She had been waiting / was waiting for Sarah for two hours.
18. Andy was relieved to hear that he was passing / had passed the exam.
19. I was walking / had walked home when I met Paul.
20. Brian learnt / had learnt how to spell his name at school today.
21. They hadnt visited / werent visiting their grandparents for along time.
22. I watched / was watching television when the telephone rang.
23. Jason had been thinking / had thought about his new car all day.
24. I bought the dress because I wanted / had wanted something special to wear to the party.
25. The little boy was crying because he had lost / was losing his mother.
26. Graham had been working / was working for the company for 20 years before ht retired.
27. Pam opened / had opened the present and read the card.
28. Lucy wrote / had written a letter to her sister last night.
29. It had been raining / was raining all day and the roads were very wet.
30. Sue was smiling / had smiled as she was reading Marys letter.

2. Choose the correct preposition.
1 May I pay by / for / in cheques, please?
2 He offered to pay by / for / at dinner, but I wouldnt let him.
3 We paid by / for / in cash when we bought our television.
4 This group are very popular in / with / for young people.
5 I prefer reading of / to / with watching television.
6 Sam is not qualified of / for / to such difficult work.
7 He has a reputation for / on / by doing excellent work.
8 That information is hardly relevant to / for / of the subject.
9 The management will not be held responsible of / from / for any damage.
10 His successful career was the result of / from / in hard work.
11 We were very proud on / in / of Martin when he won the competition.