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English 30 Public

review of tenses

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Nadia is one of my best friends: we _____ (know) each other since we ___ (be) at primary school.

Nadia is one of my best friends: we have known each other since we were at primary school.

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The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.

The roads were so empty, we were driving for several hours before we saw another car.

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Fewer people ___ (take) foreign holidays nowadays: and until the economic situation ___ (improve), the travel industry will continue to suffer.

Fewer people are taking foreign holidays nowadays: and until the economic situation improves, the travel industry will continue to suffer.

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I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.

I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.

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When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.

When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.

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It ___ (not rain) once since I ___ (get) here six weeks ago.

It hasn't rained once since I got here six weeks ago.

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By nine o'clock, the passengers were all very impatient. They ___ (wait) over two hours for the plane to depart.

By nine o'clock, the passengers were all very impatient. They had been waiting for over two hours for the plane to depart.

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I was being very careful because I ___ (not drive) abroad before.

I was being very careful because I hadn't driven/ had never driven abroad before.

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Which word is not needed? She's does a lot of sport in her free time.

She does a lot of sport in her free time.

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Which word is not needed? The winners were been given a generous cash prize.

The winners were given a generous cash prize.

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Which word is not needed? He had have competed in a number of international tournaments.

He had competed in a number of international tournaments.

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Is it correct? I've been being interested in photography for a long time.

I've been interested in photography for a long time.

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By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)

By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started.

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We ___ (spend) a lot more time at home since the pandemic started.

We have been spending a lot more time at home since the pandemic started.

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Susan ___ (not stop) talking since we ___ (meet) her last night.

Susan hasn't stopped talking since we met her last night.

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You really should go and see Trouble in Paradise. It's one of the best films I ___ (ever/see)

You really should go and see Trouble in Paradise. It's one of the best films I have ever seen.

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