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Past Tenses (English File Intermediate 5A)

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  • The grass was wet because it _______ (rain) heavily the night before.
    had rained
  • By the time the police ______ (arrive), the thieves had run away.
    arrived
  • Suzy _______ (walk) towards her car when she remembered that she _____ (leave) some important documents at home.
    was walking - had left
  • She was furious because she _____ (wait) at the bus stop for 45 minutes before the bus finally _____ (arrive).
    had waited - arrived
  • It was not the first time I'd met him. We _______ (meet) many times before.
    had met
  • Mark called Suzie last night, but he couldn't talk to her because she _____ (have) a bath.
    was having
  • When I was younger I ______ (watch) cartoons, but now I don't anymore.
    used to watch
  • David ______ (have) guitar lessons when he was 5.
    used to have
  • By the time I _____ (leave) the office, it _____ (start) raining.
    left - had started
  • Grandma _____ (fall) and _______ (break) her hip last week.
    fell - broke
  • Before I __ (read) the book, I ___ (see) the film.
    read - had seen
  • The children ___ (clean up) the bedroom when I arrived.
    were cleaning up
  • When she came to the ball the dancing __________ (already begin).
    had already begun
  • He called me at 3 in the morning to tell me that he __________ (find) a solution.
    had found
  • They ______ (drive) very fast when I saw the accident.
    were driving
  • Sarah ________ (love) hip-hop, but now she's more into pop music.
    used to love
  • Two nights ago Mary _______ (go) to the library to study.
    went
  • My brother _______ (get) married last year.
    got
  • I ___ (watch) a horror film when I ___ (hear) a strange noise.
    was watching - heard
  • After Katie had done the shopping, she _____ (have) a coffee with Tina.
    had
  • We ________ (have) dinner when Sally called.
    were having
  • When I ____ (leave) the house, the children were playing computer games.
    left
  • When I _____ (get) home, they _______ (watch) the big game on TV.
    got - were watching
  • My dad _____ (give) me a puppy for my birthday last year.
    gave
  • Back when everyone wasn't so busy, we ______ (go out) every Friday night.
    used to go out