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They ____________ (study) French for years before they moved to Canada.
had been studying
Since he ....., he hasn't been able to find any job
was fired
I ........(never/see) such an annoying person before I met my neighbour
had never seen
While we were cooking dinner there ....... a power outage
was
She dicovered that he ................on her for months
had been cheating
Yesterday evening the paparazzi .....................for Justin Bieber to come out of the hotel the whole evening
were waiting
Name 2 big events that happened in the world last year
...
My last birthday was fun/ not great,  because ........
...
At 2 p.m yesterday I .........
...
We ....................for several months before we decided to move in together
...
I think my meeting went great/ not so good, because ........
...
I .............when I heard a strange noise outside
...
It's been a while since I.......
...
I ............... before I got my  salary raise
...
I decided to quit my previous job because.....
...
We ........... for a year before we moved to Israel
...
He has been working here since he ........ (leave) university
left
My friends ........(already/ leave) by the time I got to the party
had already left
Your first pet
...
Talk about the last meal that you had at the restaurant
...
Last time you attended a party
...
Fist salary and what you spent it on
...
What are your best memories from school and university?
...
First time speaking a foreign language with a native speaker
...
First time you cooked a meal
...
Your first trip abroad
...
We ............for hours when the bus finally arrived
had been waiting
We ....... in the park when we saw something strange on the ground
were walking
Yesterday evening somebody ....... while we were having dinner
knocked on the door
My dad had been working for 40 years in the factory before he ........
retired
Did you enjoy the movie yesterday? - We didn't see it. By the time we got to the cinema, others...... all the tickets
had bought
We didn't go out yesterday because it ....... all day
was raining
We were very surprised when they got married last year. They ........each other for only a few weeks.
had known
Oh wow, your English is amazing! - Thanks, I ........for many years before I moved to London
had been studying English
I ---------(work) for the company for only a month when they fired me
had been working
We went / had gone to London last year and saw all the tourist attractions.
went
I loved the painting you got me for my birthday so I had hung / hung it in my room.
hung
Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)When she was getting home, her husband was watching Europcup on television.
got home
As soon as she shut the car door, she realised / was realising she had left / had been leaving the keys inside
realised, had left
Is this sentence correct? By the time he received the promotion, he had worked in the company for 30 years
he had been working
Which tense: Past simple or Past continuous?When he (arrive) at the party, everyone(talk) and (drink)
arrived, was talking, was drinking
Is this sentence correct?As soon as she was getting the salary, she spent it on a new laptop
got
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