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I ____ (have) breakfast and ____ (listen) to the news when the phone ___ (ring).
I was having breakfast and listening to the news when the phone rang.
Correct the mistake: When she ate her sandwich, she went to bed.
When she had eaten her sandwich, she went to bed. (OR She ate her sandwich, then went to bed)
When we ____ (get) to the party, everyone ____ already _____ (dance) and ____ (drink)
When we got to the party, everyone was already dancing and drinking.
When the helicopter finally ____ (find) us, we ____ (sit) in the lifeboat for hours, and we ____ (eat) all our food.
When the helicopter finally found us, we had been sitting in the lifeboat for hours, and we had eaten all our food.
I met/ was meeting her when we were/ had been at school together.
I met her when we were at school together.
Correct the mistake: By the time our food arrived, we waited half an hour.
......we had been waiting half an hour
After six months in Tallinn, Susan ____ (open) a karaoke bar, even though she ____ (not run) her own business before.
After six months in Tallinn, Susan opened a karaoke bar, even though she hadn't run her own business before.
By the time the lesson _____ (finish), Susan _____ (talk) for one hour nonstop.
had been talking
You see a police car arriving at Susan's house. A few minutes later police officers bring Susan out of the building and put her into a police car. WHAT HAD SUSAN DONE?
?
I was going to buy you a present, but....
I realised that I didn't want to
I couldn't go to my friend's party because.....
I had forgotten where she lived
There was no one to help us. We arrived at the hotel after midnight and ...a. the receptionist went home b. the receptionist had already gone home
b
I was happy, but really tired after...a. we've been exploring the city all day b. we'd been exploring the city all day
b
When you woke up this morning, your skin had turned green. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
?
I couldn't come to the class because I had.....
?
You are walking down the street and everyone starts throwing tomatoes at you. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
?
Susan suddenly forgets how to speak English. WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
?
A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.
A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.
Finish the sentence using the past continuous: Susan missed the class because....
....she was watching a football game
I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.
I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.
By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)
By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started
When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.
When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.
I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.
I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.
The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.
The roads were so empty, we had been driving for several hours before we saw another car.
My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.
had forgotten
When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.
When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.
We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
Is it correct? While I was picking up the phone, it stopped ringing
As/ When I picked up the phone, it stopped ringing.
I _____ (walk) home yesterday when I ____ (see) a group of people in front of the church.
I was walking home yesterday when I saw a group of people in front of the church.
I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. a. cried b. had been crying c. was crying
had been crying
The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when the owner _____ (come) home.
The burglar was trying to open the safe when the owner came home.
Is it correct? As I was coming here today, I bought a snack.
correct!
Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV.
When I got home yesterday, I watched TV.
Is it correct? What did he do when he was hearing the news?
What did he do when he heard the news?
He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. a. had been taking b. had taken c. had been taken
had taken
Is it correct? How long you were lived in Canada?
How long did you live in Canada?
Is it correct? During I was in London, I bought some souvenirs.
While I was in London, I bought some souvenirs
When he ___(enter) the room, somebody _______ (hit) him on the head.
entered/ hit
Is it correct? As I got off the train, I dropped my phone.
correct!
I told John not to drive because he ______ all night. a. drank b. had been drinking c. had drunk
had been drinking
Is it correct? I was studying engineering at university for three years.
I studied engineering at university for three years.
Is it correct? When I was a child, we were living in the country
When I was a child, we lived in the country.
Is it correct? What did happen at the end of the story?
What happened at the end of the story?
Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV
When I got home yesterday, I watched TV


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