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Past Tenses Review

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    Past Tenses Review
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  • He __________ a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it. (buy)
    bought
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  • I burned my finger while I ___________ breakfast. (cook)
    was cooking
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  • By the time I came back, Mike and Jane _____ , so I couldn't tell them about it. (leave, already)
    had already left
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  • He __________ for twenty years when he finally quit smoking. (smoke)
    had been smoking
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  • I ____________ you yesterday because my telephone was out of order. (not, call)
    didn't call
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  • He was waiting for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers ________ him. (attack)
    attacked
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  • I wanted to ask my son for help, but I saw that he ____________ , and I decided not to wake him up. (sleep)
    was sleeping
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  • Yesterday I went to an interesting museum that I ________ before. (visit)
    hadn't visited
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  • By the time we arrived, she ________ for us at the train station for three hours. (wait)
    had been waiting
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  • Christopher Columbus ______ America in 1492. (discover)
    discovered
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  • While the plumber _______ the washing machine, I was watching the news. (repair)
    was repairing
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  • We _______ to the cinema last week. (go)
    went
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  • No-one even noticed when I got home. They _________ the big game on TV. (all watch)
    were all watching
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  • I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____________ for over two hours. (write)
    had been writing
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  • Did you finish your homework before you _________ to the cinema? (go)
    went
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  • __________ when the teacher walked in? (the students, argue)
    Were the students arguing ...
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