The baby _____ the living room floor with pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.
marked / was mopped
was marking / was mopping
was mark / was mop
was marked / mopped
It was late and people _____ (hurry) to get home before it got dark.
were hurrying
When I _____ (live) in Paris, I often ____ (go) to watch Paris St-Germain.
lived / was living; went
In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.
taked / was been
used to take / were
took / been
tooken / were
Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they _____ when I _____ a kid.
were doing / were
done / been
used to do / was
did / were
I have lost my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.
used
were use
was using
was used
I _____ (have) breakfast when I _____ (hear) the news.
was having; heard
We (go) back to Pablo’s house when the film had finished.
went
I (watch) my favourite show and my sister (chat) when my mum said that the dinner was ready.
was watching, was chatting
They ____ (be) in Mexico in 2016.
were
I don't seem to be able to concentrate on my work because I _____ enough sleep last night.
haven't got
am not getting
didn't get
wasn't get
It was a cold night and it _____ (rain).
was raining
In the 80s people (travel) by train rather than by car.
used to travel / travelled
When I couldn’t do my homework, I (ask) my sister for help. (habit in the past)
used to ask
The accident ____ (happen) when they ____ (drive) home.
happened; were driving
I (live) in a house with a garden, but now I live in an apartment with a balcony. (state in the past)
used to live
What _____ the two _____ about when they started to argue?
did / talked
was / talk
were / talked
were / talking
Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still isn't used to living with the heavy traffic here.
was moved
moved
were move
was moving
She ____ (win) the gold medal at the last Olympic Games.
won
Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.
was spent
was spending
spended
spent
When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.
setted / went
was setting / was going
set / went
was setting / was go
We (leave) the house when I realised I had left my bag upstairs.
were leaving
Becky (get off) the bus and (wait) outside the cinema for her friend.
got off, waited
The police _____ (stop) my sister on the motorway because she _____ (not wear) a seat belt.
stopped; wasn't wearing
I _____ (watch) TV in the living room. Suddenly, I _____ (hear) a knock at the door. I _____ (get up) and _____ (open) the door. But there _____ (be) nobody there.
was watching; heard; got up; opened; was
We stopped at a garage because we ______ (need) petrol.
needed
When the snowstorm started, we ______ (stop) skiing and went back to the hotel.
stopped
We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.
enjoyed / is going
were enjoying / was going
enjoyed / gone
were enjoy / was go
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