Exercise 1. Read and choose the correct variant.

1) It rained/was raining, so I took/was taking an umbrella with me.

2) Jan was having/had breakfast when the phone was ringing/rang.

3) What was the weather like yesterday?- The sun shone/was shining all day.

4) My mother cooked/was cooking dinner when I got home yesterday. [ 5) 1 am/was riding my bike when a dog appeared/was appearing in front of me

6) Caroline was studying/studied for 2 hours yesterday.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect:

1. He_______

(finish) training.

2. She________

(score) twenty points in the match.
3. we _________
(watch) all the Champions League matches this season.

4. That's amazing! She _________

(run) fifteen kilometers this morning!

5. She ________

(buy) some really nice rollerblades!
6. Oh no! I ________
(lose) my money!
7. my mum ________
(write) shopping list. It's on the kitchen table.
8. Dad, you _________
(eat) my biscuit!
9. Im tired. I _________
(watch) three X-Files videos.

10. Hurry up! They ________

(start) the film!