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His collapse was due to overwork. (BEEN) He collapsed because ........... hard.
he had been working too
They haven't seen Pete for three weeks. (WAS) The last ........... three weeks ago.
time they saw Pete was
Would you lend me your car? (WONDERING) I ........... borrow your car.
was wondering if I could
I didn't have any money left so I couldn't buy it. (SPENT) I couldn't buy it because ........... of my money.
I had spent all
It was my first visit to the States. (NEVER) I ........... the States before.
had never been to
Tom broke the news during dinner. (WE) It was while ........... Tom broke the news.
we were eating dinner that
We arrived late for the performance. (ALREADY) The performance ........... when we arrived.
had already begun
Lilla rang me during my favourite TV programme. (I) Lilla rang me while ................... TV programme.
I was watching my favourite
We got homework from our teacher every day. (WOULD) Our teacher ........... homework every day.
would give us
I've been teaching for ten years. (TEACHER) I ........... ago.
became a teacher ten years
Joey has a much easier life now. (BE) Joey's life ........... than it is now.
used to be much harder
Whe he was younger, he went to the gym 4 times a week. (USED) When he was younger, he ... the gym 4 times a week.
used to go to
That was the only sci-fi book he had read. (NEVER) He ... a sci-fi book before.
had never read
The roads were wet because of the continuous rain last night. (IT) The roads were wet because ... night long.
it had been raining all
I hadn't tasted Chinese food before. (FIRST) It was the ..... Chinese food.
first time I tasted
After walking a mile, they realised that someone was missing. (HAD) They ... when they realised that someone was missing.
had been walking a mile
