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Past Tenses (C1)

  •  English    12     Public
    Advanced past tenses
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  • I _________ (be) exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____________ (write) for over two hours.
    was, had been writing
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  • When someone _________ (steal) my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I _____________ (have) it for over ten years.
    stole, had had
  •  10
  • Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you ____________ (drive) at over 90mph?
    were driving
  •  5
  • We _________ (not want) to go and see the musical again because we ____________ (already see) it twice so we _________ (go) to a restaurant instead.
    didn't want, had already seen, went
  •  15
  • I _________ (arrive) late to the office and everyone _________ (already, work). In fact, they ____________ (work) for over two hours without me! I felt really guilty.
    arrived, was already working, had been working
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  • The kitchen __________ (be) full of steam and the sound of pots clattering because Joan ___________ (cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.
    was, was cooking (clatter = the sound of hard objects falling or hitting each other)
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  • No one __________ (notice) that a fire __________ (start) in the kitchen because they __________ (all watch) the big game on TV in the living room.
    noticed, had started, were all watching
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  • Last month, Amy, an old friend from school __________ (call) me out of the blue. We __________ (speak) in years!
    called, hadn't spoken (out of the blue = unexpectedly)
  •  10
  • I __________ (choose) to cook Moroccan lamb for the dinner party since I __________ (just see) a recipe for it on one of my favourite food blogs.
    chose, had just seen
  •  10
  • My feet __________ (be) sore because I __________ (walk) around town all afternoon.
    were, had been walking
  •  10
  • Everything __________ (go) smoothly until I __________ (realise) the computer __________ (malfunction) and all my files __________ (disappear).
    was going, realised, had malfunctioned, had been deleted
  •  20
  • While we __________ (all, sit) around the table for dinner, David __________ (start) telling the most boring story and he still __________ (not, finish) by the time we __________ (eat) dessert!
    were all sitting, started, hadn't finished, we were eating
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