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English 49 Public

-Simple past-Past Continuous-Past Perfect-Past Perfect Continuous

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As I ........ (ride) to school yesterday I.......(see) a car accident.

was riding-saw

By the time I... (get) home, everyone ... (go) to bed.

got-had gone

They ... (take) off their clothes and ... (dive) into the river.

took-dived (dove)

The room was empty, but it... (be) in a mess – someone ... (have) a party!

was-had had (had been having)

I ... (not sleep) well for weeks, so I ... (decide) to go and see my doctor

hadn't been sleeping - decided

You ... (hit) the tree because you ... (drive) too fast.

hit-were driving

I ....(walk) down the street when a man ... (grab) my bag.

was walking - grabbed

Someone.........(steal) my bike because I .......(forget) to lock it.

stole- had forgotten

We ....(be) delighted to find the book we.....(look for) since that morning.

were / had been looking

The fire .....(destroy) the building by the time the fire brigade ....(arrive)

had destroyed/arrived.

When the good news ....(come) ,we ....(expect) it.

came / weren’t expecting

I ... (not know) what I .... (do) to make my brother so angry.

didn’t know /had done

When I................ (get) up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.

got / was raining

Chris ................... (clean) the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.

cleaned / had spilt or had spilled

I ............... (get) a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.

got / left

I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident ............... (happen).

was chatting / happened