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C1 Past tenses

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    Review of past tenses C1 level
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  • He has been working here since he ........ (leave) university
    left
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  • James ..... (play) football and he has decided to take it up again.
    used to play
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  • We ........... for a year before we moved to the USA.
    any answer
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  • It's been a while since I.......
    any answer
  •  20
  • I ............. when I heard a strange noise outside.
    any answer
  •  15
  • They ...... English for 2 years before they decided to do the C1 exam.
    had been studying
  •  15
  • George ...... (live) in Switzerland and as a result speaks French. Which tense is most suitable?
    used to live (lived is acceptable, but would need more context)
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  • At 2 p.m yesterday I .........
    any answer
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  • My last birthday was fun/ not great, because ........
    any answer
  •  10
  • Name 2 big events that happened in the world last year. (complete sentence)
    any answer
  •  10
  • Yesterday evening the paparazzi ..................... (wait) for Justin Bieber to come out of the hotel the whole evening.
    were waiting
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  • She dicovered that he (steal) ...............money from her for months.
    had been stealing
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  • While we were cooking dinner there ....... a power outage.
    was
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  • I ........(never/see) such an annoying person before I met my new classmate Pepe.
    had never seen
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  • They .........(study) French for years before they moved to Canada.
    had been studying
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  • When I was at primary school, I .... (walk) to school every day with my best friend. Give three ways of completing the sentence.
    would walk / used to walk / walked
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