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As soon as she shut the car door, she realised / was realising she had left / had been leaving the keys inside

realised, had left

George ...... (live) in Switzerland and as a result speaks French. Which tense is most suitable?

used to live (lived is acceptable, but would need more context)

Is this sentence correct? By the time he received the promotion, he had worked in the company for 30 years. If not, correct it.

he had been working

Yesterday evening somebody ....... (knock) on the door while we were having dinner

knocked

Which tense: Past simple or Past continuous?When he (arrive) at the party, everyone(talk) and (drink)

arrived, was talking, was drinking.

My friends ........(already/ leave) by the time I got to the party.

had already left

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

Is this sentence correct?As soon as she got her Christmas money, she spent it on a new laptop. If not, correct it.

correct

We didn't go out yesterday because it ....... all day

was raining

When I was at primary school, I .... (walk) to school every day with my best friend. Give three ways of completing the sentence.

would walk / used to walk / walked

Name 2 big events that happened in the world last year. (complete sentence)

any answer

They .........(study) French for years before they moved to Canada.

had been studying

They ...... English for 2 years before they decided to do the C1 exam.

had been studying

She dicovered that he (steal) ...............money from her for months.

had been stealing

Yesterday evening the paparazzi ..................... (wait) for Justin Bieber to come out of the hotel the whole evening.

were waiting

We went / had gone to London last year and saw all the tourist attractions.

went

Did you enjoy the movie yesterday? - We didn't see it. By the time we got to the cinema, all the tickets ......

had been sold

I loved the painting you got me for my birthday so I had hung / hung it in my room.

hung

While we were cooking dinner there ....... a power outage.

was

He has been working here since he ........ (leave) university

left

Oh wow, your English is amazing! - Thanks, I ........for many years before I moved to London.

studied

We ............for hours when the bus finally arrived.

had been waiting

We ........... for a year before we moved to the USA.

any answer

My last birthday was fun/ not great, because ........

any answer

I ............. when I heard a strange noise outside.

any answer

At 2 p.m yesterday I .........

any answer

It's been a while since I.......

any answer

When she was younger, Debs ..... (play) with Lego for hours. (2 forms, not the past simple)

used to play / would play

We ....... in the park when we saw something strange on the ground.

were walking/chatting/running

James ..... (play) football and he has decided to take it up again.

used to play

We were very surprised when they got married last year. They ........ (know) each other for only a few weeks.

had known

I ........(never/see) such an annoying person before I met my new classmate Pepe.

had never seen

My dad had been working for 40 years in the factory before he ........

retired