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FCE U3 past tenses + present perfect

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    past simple/ continuous past perfect s/c present perf s/c
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  • By the time they ... ARRIVE at the theater, the movie ... START , leaving them to find seats in the dark.
    arrived, had started
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  • She h... WORK on the project for hours when she suddenly ...REALIZE that she ... FORGET to save her progress.
    had been working, realized, had fogotten
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  • When the teacher finally ... ASK for volunteers, he ... REALIZE he .... WAIT for this opportunity all semester.
    asked, realized, had been waiting
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  • I .... NOT REALIZE how much I ... MISS home until I ... SEE my family waiting for me at the airport yesterday.
    hadn't realized, missed, saw
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  • Last night, while I ... WALK home, I ... RUN into an old friend who I .. NOT SEE in years.
    was walking, ran, hadn't seen
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  • I .... READ that novel for weeks now, and I still ... NOT FINISH it.
    have been reading, haven't finished
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  • He ..... STUDY Spanish for two years, but he ... REALIZE last night that he still ... STRUGGLE with speaking fluently.
    has been studying , realized, struggles
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  • She ... STILL, CONSIDER her options when the job offer .... COME in, even though she ... ALREADY APPLY to several other positions.
    was still considering, came, had already applied
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  • As the sun ... SET over the horizon, he .... REFLECT on the long journey he .... TAKE to get there.
    was setting, reflected, had taken
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  • I .... (know) Carrie ... (cry) because her eyes were red.
    knew, had been crying
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  • Herbie drove a car for the first time last week. NEVER >>> Herbie ________________________________ before last week.
    had never driven
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  • My uncle went to the Himalayas and he marked his __________ on this map. Look, here.
    journey
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  • We went on a day ____________ to the air museum and we really enjoyed it.
    trip
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