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True Stories B1 Lesson 20B

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    Past tenses review
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  • Why ____ (you change) the channel? I ______ (watch) that movie.
    did you change / was watching
  •  15
  • When I ____ (see) Clara I ____ (realise) that she ______ (not change)much in all those years.
    saw / realised / hadn't changed
  •  25
  • When he ____ (enter) the room somebody _____ (hit) him in the head.
    entered / hit
  •  15
  • He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. (take)
    had taken
  •  20
  • The burglar _____ to open the safe when he _____ the owner come in. (try / hear)
    was trying / heard
  •  25
  • I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. (cry)
    had been crying
  •  25
  • We _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence. (fly)
    had been flying
  •  25
  • When thieves ____ (steal) my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I ____ it for over ten years. (have)
    stole / had had
  •  20
  • Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you ____ at over 90 km ph? (drive)
    were driving
  •  15
  • We ____ (not really want) to go and see the musical again. We ____ it twice - so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead! (already see)
    didn't really want / had already seen
  •  20
  • 5. I ____ (arrive) over an hour late to the office and everyone ____ (work). Actually, they ____ for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty. (work)
    arrived / was working / had been working
  •  25
  • The kitchen ____ (be) full of steam when we ____ (arrive). Joan was in the kitchen and she ____ a huge meal for everyone at the party. (cook)
    was / arrived / was cooking
  •  15
  • No-one even ____ (notice) when I got home. They ____ the big game on TV. (all watch)
    noticed / were all watching
  •  15
  • While they ____ (sleep), thieves ____ (break) in and ____ (steal) their jewellery.
    were sleeping / broke / stole
  •  25
  • When we ____ (meet) Jane at the party, she____ (wear) an exquisite red dress.
    met / was wearing
  •  20
  • The boys ____ (break) a window while they ____ (play) football in the garden.
    broke / were playing
  •  20