Last night my neighbours__________ for hours and I couldn't get to sleep.
had been shouting/were shouting/would shout
were shouting
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When you lived in London, __________by bus?
did you use to travel/were you travelling/have you travelled
did you use to travel/
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Jill _____(be) really hungry because she _____(not eat) all day.
was/hadn't eaten
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A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine.
B: I'm sorry, I _______ (not realise) that you______(sit) here.
A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine.
B: I'm sorry, I didn't realise/hadn't realised that you were sitting here.
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I__________ to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Look at the time! Where were you?
have been trying/ was trying/ tried
have been trying
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choose the best option:The walls were covered with moss due to humidity. It ________for several weeks.
had rained / had been raining / was raining / rained/ has been raining
had been raining
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choose the best option:The walls are covered with moss due to humidity. It ________for several weeks now.
had rained / had been raining / was raining / rained/ has been raining
has been raining
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Dampness still_______ (permeate) the clothing hours after it ______ (stop) raining.
permeated/had stopped
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correct the mistake: what a lovely hat! where had you bought it?
have you bought/did you buy
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correct the mistake: Mr. Wolf has worked in the bank for 30 years before his retirement in May.
worked/had worked
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Neither of us ________ (be) to France before, but we_______ (know) some French from our time at school and we_______ (manage) to brush up on the basics.
had been/knew/managed
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when I visited my grandma in the country, We ________(sit) for hours looking at the golden crops.
would sit/used to sit
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Jon was a lousy character. At the beginning he ___________ promising, but then he became flat and boring.
would be/ used to be/ had been
used to be
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The air ___________1like freshly cut grass, they___________2 the grass
1smelled/was smelling/had smelled/2 mowed/were mowing/had been mowing
smelled/had been mowing
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After ________(do) his homework, he felt free to rest.
having done
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paraphrase: The last time I saw Paul was in 2010.( It's)
