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B2 Past Tense Review

  •  English    22     Public
    Review of past tenses for First Certificate
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  • When he ____________, he found a wallet with tons of money in it.
    had walked
    was walking
    had been walking
    walked
  •  15
  • When I was in grade school, I _________ about two hours of homework every day.
    was doing
    had done
    had been doing
    used to do
  •  20
  • As soon as Sharon _______ her mother´s message, she ______ on her bike and _____ home.
    had been getting, had jumped, rode
    had got, had jumped, had ridden
    was getting, was jumping, was riding
    got, jumped, rode
  •  25
  • When they were younger, they _______ their holidays in Italy.
    had spent
    were spending
    had been spending
    used to spend
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  • Fortunately, we ________ under a bridge when it started to rain really hard.
    used to walk
    were walking
    had walked
    walked
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  • My dad __________ lots of exotic places when he _______ a tour guide.
    was visiting - had been
    had visited - been
    used to visit - was
    visited - was being
  •  25
  • I always _________ when I was preparing for an exam in high school.
    used to worry
    was worrying
    had worried
    had been worrying
  •  15
  • During her three years in London, she seldom ________ with other young people.
    socialized
    had been socialising
    had socialised
    was socialising
  •  15
  • They _______ when they suddenly saw a shark.
    had scuba dived
    scuba dived
    used to be scuba diving
    were scuba diving
  •  20
  • She anxiously _________ the parcel, quickly examined the contents, and then ______ it.
    opened - discarded
    had opened - discarded
    used to open - was discading
    was opening - had discarded
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  • He regularly used to participate in running races until his health _______.
    had been deteriorated
    was deteriorating
    deteriorated
    used to deteriorate
  •  15
  • She was staring out of the window, when the postman ______ into the yard.
    came
    used to come
    had been coming
    had come
  •  20
  • We were furious, because we _____ for over three hours.
    have waited
    waited
    used to wait
    had been waiting
  •  15
  • He _______ for more than two months before the teacher caught him.
    were cheating
    used to cheat
    had been cheating
    has cheated
  •  15
  • The hurricane completely destroyed the house that they ______ the year before.
    had built
    have built
    were building
    used to build
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  • I must have dropped the teacher´s paper that she _______ me to take to the office.
    was giving
    had given
    used to give
    had been giving
  •  20