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B1 Past Tenses (Narrative Tenses)

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  • They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.
    had evacuated / spread
    evacuated / was spreading
    evacuated / had spread
    were evacuating / has spread
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  • Liam _____ for ten hours, but he still _____ half of the distance by then.
    is driving / hasn't been covering
    had been driving / hadn't covered
    has been driving / didn't cover
    was driving / didn't cover
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  • _____ to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.
    don't seem / didn't get
    don't seem / haven't got
    didn't seem / am not getting
    didn't seem / don't get
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  • When we _____ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.
    are meeting / haven't seen
    met / hadn't seen
    met / don't see
    have met / didn't see
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  • Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.
    got off, waited
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  • It (not rain) for a long time and the ground was very dry.
    hadn't rained
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  • I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.
    was watching, was chatting
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  • It was lovely to see Joana because we (not see) her for ages.
    hadn't seen
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  • When I couldn’t do my homework, I (always ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)
    would always ask
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  • I (live) in a house with a garden, but now I live in an apartment with a balcony. (state in the past)
    used to live
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  • I was late getting to the party and by the time I arrived, everyone (eat) all the food!
    had eaten
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  • I (not hear) from Greg for ages so it was great to finally hear from him.
    hadn't heard
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  • We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.
    went
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  • We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.
    were leaving
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  • Ann (plan) to go to the USA, when she won a week’s holiday.
    had been planning
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  • I (be) late for my exam and by the time I got to school, the students (finish) it.
    was, had finished
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