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English 47 Public

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous

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Would you lend me your car? (WONDERING) I ........... borrow your car.

was wondering if I could

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It was my first visit to the States. (NEVER) I ........... to the States before.

had never been

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They haven't seen Pete for three weeks. (WAS) The last ........... three weeks ago.

time they saw Pete was

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I didn't have any money left so I couldn't buy it. (SPENT) I couldn't buy it because ........... of my money.

I had spent all

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His collapse was due to overwork. (HAD) He collapsed because ........... hard.

he had been working too

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Tom broke the news during dinner. (WHEN) We .......... Tom broke the news.

were eating dinner when

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We arrived late for the performance. (ALREADY) The performance ........... when we arrived.

had already begun

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Joey has a much easier life now. (BE) Joey's life ........... than it is now.

used to be much harder

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I've been teaching for ten years. (TEACHER) I ........... ago.

became a teacher ten years

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Lilla rang me during my favourite TV programme. (I) Lilla rang me while ................... TV programme.

I was watching my favourite

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John blew out the candles then ate the cake. (HAD) John ate the cake .......... out the candles.

after he had blown

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I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.

was drunk

had drunk

had been drinking

had been drunk

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Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.

had been made/ sent

had been making/ was sending

was making/ had sent

had made/ sent

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When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.

had opened/ was snowing

was opening/ had snowed

opened/ had been snowing

opened/ snowed

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We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.

had been wanting/ hadn't been gone

had been wanted/ hadn't been

were wanting/ hadn't already gone

wanted/ had never been

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By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________

had arrived/ had already been closed

had been arriving/ was already closed

arrived/ had already closed

were arriving/ was already closing

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