True Stories B1 Lesson 17B | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 15 Public

Mixed past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and past perfect continuous

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We (wait) for over an hour when the train finally arrived.

We had been waiting for over an hour when the train finally arrived.

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By the time he died, Beethoven (write) nine symphonies.

By the time he died, Beethoven had written nine symphonies.

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My brother and I (go) swimming almost every day last summer.

My brother and I went swimming almost every day last summer.

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We (talk) when someone knocked at the door.

We were talking when someone knocked at the door.

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I wanted to say goodbye to him, but he (already/leave).

I wanted to say goodbye to him, but he had already left.

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Vivian (not/have) English lessons for very long, so she couldn't speak very fluently.

Vivian hadn't had Italian lessons for very long, so she couldn't speak very fluently.

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John (work) at the factory for just 4 weeks when he became the manager.

John had been working at the factory for just 4 weeks when he became the manager.

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I was tired because I (run) all morning.

I was tired because I had been running all morning.

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Jack (not/play) chess before, so I explained the rules to him.

Jack hadn't played Chess before, so I explained the rules to him.

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I wasn't sure how she would react because I (not/know) her for very long.

I wasn't sure how she would react because I hadn't known her for very long.

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When you (ring) last night, I (take) a shower.

When you rang last night I was taking a shower.

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We (choose) the Rio hotel because we (be) there before.

We chose the Rio hotel because we had been there before.

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When we (get) to the airport I (realise) I (leave) my passport at home.

When we got to the airport I realised I had left my passport at home.

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When the robbery (happen), the security guard (sleep).

When the robbery happened, the security guard was sleeping.

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I (only/watch) Netflix for a few minutes when the electricity (go) out.

I had only been watching Netflix for a few minutes when the electricity went out.

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