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English 16 Public

Past Tenses

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I had never done anything like this before.

Perfect

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I’d been saving money for a trip for months.

Perfect continuous

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I fell while I was walking home from work.

Simple and continuous.

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It felt as if we had known each other for a long time.

Simple and perfect

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Lots of people were dancing at the party.

Continuous

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I opened the door and found a cat inside the house.

Simple

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I had just woken up when it started to rain.

Perfect / Simple

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While I was waiting for my brother I got a phone call.

Continuous / Simple

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By the time I got to school, everyone had finished the exam.

Simple / Perfect

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My sister had been sleeping for only few minutes.

Perfect Continuous

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By the time I graduated, I’d been studying English for six years.

Simple/ Perfect Continuos

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I was drinking my coffee when Amelia called me.

Continuous / Simple

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I had written to Bill many times before.

Perfect

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I was having dinner when you knocked the door.

Continuous/ Simple

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I took some Italian lessons last year.

Simple

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I thought you were at work.

Simple

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