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How many different ways can I complete this sentence? As a child, I ........... (want) ketchup on everything I ate.

used to want / wanted

How many different ways can I complete this sentence? As a child, I ............ (ride) my bike with no hands.

used to ride / would ride / rode

I .............. (not think) about the fact that my exams are coming up because I'mmore focused on my own mental health right now.

haven't thought

Since we .............. (sit) here, my phone has gone off 5 times!

have been sitting

Can you believe she ............... (not call) once to see if I'm okay after the accident?

hasn't called

There's no way I can help you right now. I ............ (run) around all day and I'm exhausted.

have been running

She'd like .......... (spend) more time travelling before settling down and starting a family.

to have spent

I ................ (prefer) to know how many people were coming so to be better prepared.

would have preferred

I'd prefer .................. (take) a different way to the concert as we ended up 15 minutes late.

to have taken

I'd rather you guys .................. (behaved) that way during the meeting yesterday.

hadn't behaved

My dad got ticketed by the police because he ................... (drive) over the speed limit.

had been driving

I remember the day when I ........... (find) out that Santa wasn't real.

found

I can't believe I'm back home now. This time two days ago I ........... (relax) on a beach in Malaga.

was relaxing

What ............. (you / do) all day before you started your evening shift at work?

had you been doing

What did you do after you ............ (leave) the party last night?

left

We ................ (go) to the same restaurant for years when yesterday we learnt of its closing.

had been going

I could tell she .............. (cry) by the color of her eyes and the sound of her voice.

had been crying

I heard about the train delays yesterday. ..................... (you / wait) long before the train finally arrived?

Had you been waiting

While I .................. (walk) home, I bumped into my old friend Tom. We swapped numbers and agreed to meet the next day.

was walking

I .................. (walk) home when I bumped into my old friend Tom and we went of to a restaurant together to catch up.

had been walking

We decided no to go the cinema because we ................ (already / see) that film.

had already seen

A: Last year I took a trip to the Polish seaside. B: Oh wow! .............. (you / go) there before or was it your first time?

Had you gone

Why ............ (you / not tell) her your feelings before she got married? Now it's too late!

hadn't you told

She was late to school because she .............. (not hear) her alarm go of.

hadn't heard

When the teacher entered the classroom, the children ............. (throw) things until they saw him and stopped.

were throwing

It was December 23rd and I ............. (clean) the whole house all day!

was cleaning

It was his first time in a big city. Cars ............... (drive) past him at great speeds which caused panic.

were driving

We ............. (play) football when suddenly it began to rain.

were playing

This morning I woke up late, skipped beakfast and ............. (run) out the door.

ran

Where ................ (you / go) on holiday last year?

did you go

10 years ago, I ........... to Greece with my family.

went