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C1 Tense Review - Past Time & Present Perfect

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    Tense Review C1
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  • Sam _________ (not receive) the parcel the last time I _________ (speak) to him.
    hadn't received / spoke
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  • I _______ (consider) buying a house but now I ________ (change) my mind.
    was considering (had been considering) / have changed
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  • When you ______ (feel) hungry, room service _______ (bring) you whatever you want.
    feel (are feeling) / will bring
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  • I _______ (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I ________ (lose) my ticket, but he believed me in the end.
    found / had lost
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  • Ever since I _______ (be) a young child, I ________ (die) to meet you.
    was / have been dying
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  • As soon as I __________ (have) a look at the designs, I _________ (send) then to you. You'll get them by Friday.
    have had / will send
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  • Whatever ________ (happen), I ________ (meet) you here in a week's time.
    happens / will meet
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  • By the time you ______ (finish) getting ready, we _______ (miss) the train.
    have finished (finish) / will have missed
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  • Sally! I ________ (not / expect) to see you here! What ________ (you / do) in New York?
    was not expecting (did not expect) / are you doing
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  • When I _______ (phone) Helen last night she ______ (wash) her hair.
    phoned / was washing
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  • I _______ (not realize) that I _______ (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it _______ (start) to rain.
    did not realize / had left / started
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  • I ______ (not understand) what _________ (go on). Several people _______ (shout) at me, and one passer-by _______ (wave) a newspaper in front of my face.
    did not understand / was going on / were shouting (shouted) / was waiving (waved)
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  • I ______ (know) I _______ (do) well in my exams even before I ________ (receive) the official results.
    knew / had done / received
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  • So far we ______ (not notice) anything unusual, but we _______ (not pay) very close attention.
    haven't noticed / haven't been playing
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  • I ________ (work) late in the evenings for the past fortnight.
    have been working
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  • I wonder if Jill _________ (reach) home yet? She ________ (leave) too late to catch the bus.
    has reached / left
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