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Past tenses

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    tense review
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  • It is already 9:30 PM and I ______ (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.
    have been waiting
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  • I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) _________ for over an hour. I almost left without him.
    had been waiting
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  • I (see) _________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.
    had seen
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  • When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she __________ (cry)
    had been crying
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  • Since I began acting, I (perform) ______ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.
    have performed
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  • By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) _________ without me.
    had already begun
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  • When I turned the radio on yesterday, I (hear) __________a song that was popular when I was in high school.
    heard
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  • Last week, I (run) _________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine.
    ran
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  • How many times ____________ (eat) today so far?
    have you eaten
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  • How many times ___________ (eat) yesterday?
    did you eat
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  • Last weekend, I __________ (make) a sandwich for myself.
    made
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  • I ____________ (not ) to have so little time when I was younger.
    did not use
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  • This time yesterday, I ___________ (travel) home.
    was travelling
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  • I ___________ (study) the whole of last weekend.
    was studying
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  • I am not hungry because I __________ (eat) breakfast.
    have eaten
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  • I wasn't hungry because I __________ (eat) breakfast.
    had eaten
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