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English 21 Public

Use past simple, past continuous or past perfect to fill in the missing gap.

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My letter did not arrive because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.

had forgotten

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We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.

were flying

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I ____________ (wake) suddenly: someone was knowcking loudly on my door.

woke

20

That movie had begun by the time we (arrive) ____

arrived

10

Before JBefore Jane turned 5, she (never/be) ____________________ to the Zoo.

had never been

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The burglar _____(try) to open the safe when he heard the owner come in.

was trying

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We ____ (drive) for several hours before we saw another car.

had been driving

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When I got home yesterday, I _______________(watch) TV

watched

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They __________________(show) me the pictures, they had taken on holiday.

showed

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By the time they _______(get) to the kitchen, the dog had eaten all the chicken.

got

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We went to London because the Queen _____________(invite) us for tea.

had invited

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As soon as I got off the train, my phone ______________(drop)

dropped

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Before that day we _____________________(never /think) about going to Japan.

had never thought

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The wind _________________ (blow) the leaves that the man had collected.

was blowing

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During my time in London, I ____________________ (buy) some souvenirs

bought

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While they ___________________(go) to the shops, they realised they had not taken any money.

were going

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