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C1 Past Verb forms review

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    Contrasting past tense forms from present perfect to past simple \ continuous to past perfect simple \ continuous
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  • When does the film start? We ______________________ here for half an hour?
    had been waiting
    have been waiting
    have waited
    were waiting
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  • Let me sit down! I'm terrified! I ___________________ an enormous snake in the garden!
    just seen
    have been seeing
    have just seen
    just saw
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  • They broke into the house in the afternoon, while I ___________________ working in my study.
    was working
    worked
    had been working
    had worked
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  • By the time we reached the airport, the plane _____________________________
    left
    was already left
    had already left
    was been leaving
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  • When we finally split up, I _______________________ her for over a year.
    have been thinking about leaving
    was thinking about leaving
    had been thinking about leaving
    had thought about leaving
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  • The worst thing about losing my computer was that I __________________ any of my recent files onto a drive.
    hadn't put
    didn't put
    wasn't putting
    hadn't been putting
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  • I ____________________ take up tennis, but then I broke my wrist so I didn't.
    had to
    would
    was going to
    am going to
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  • My doctor told me that my sugar levels were high because I ____________________ too much bread and pasta.
    had eaten
    ate
    were eating
    had been eating
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  • I'd had an incredibly long day, so when I got home I _______________ straight to bed.
    had been going
    went
    was going
    had gone
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  • My mum was so amazed by the surprise party. She _________________ us doing anything unusual to prepare it.
    noticed
    hadn't noticed
    didn't notice
    hadn't been noticing
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  • When I found my new apartment, I ____________________ for a couple of days.
    hadn't looked
    was only looking
    only looked
    had only been looking
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  • I was starving because I ____________________ anything for breakfast or lunch.
    wasn't eating
    hadn't eaten
    didn't eat
    had eaten
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