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  • When we were on holiday, we ____ (go) to the café almost every day.
    went
  • I ________ (do) my homework as soon as I got home from school.
    did
  • Denise _____ (practise) the song every day until she could sing it perfectly.
    practised
  • Johnson _________ (get) ready for the race for over six months when the big day finally came.
    had been getting
  • We _______(wait) for over an hour when the train finally arrived.
    had been waiting.
  • USED TO OR WOULD. People never _____ be so worried about crime in this area.
    used to
  • I ____ (see) the film before so I knew how it ended.
    had seen
  • WOULD OR USED TO: There ______ be a cinema on the corner but they knocked it down.
    used to
  • The phone was engaged when I called. Who _____ (you / talk) to?
    were you talking
  • GET USED TO OR WOULD: People ____ die of diseases in the past that we can cure today.
    would
  • USED TO OR WOULD: My mum ______ live in a village when she was young.
    used to
  • Vivian _________ (not have) computer lessons for very long so she wasn't sure how to use the internet.
    Hadn't had
  • Richard ___ (watch) TV when the phone rang.
    was watching
  • When he got married, I _______ (know) Chris for about 2 years.
    had known
  • We chose to stay at the Hotel Riviera because we _____ (stay) there before.
    had stayed
  • Holly _______ (never / eat) oysters before so she wasn't sure what to do with them.
    had never eaten
  • I ___ (see) Maria for the first time at Ray's birthday party.
    saw
  • By the time Beethoven died, he __________ (write) 9 symphonies.
    had written
  • I was completely out of breath because I _______ (run)
    had been running
  • We _____ (talk) when somebody knocked at the door.
    were talking
  • BE OR GET: I really can't____ used to having a baby brother.
    get
  • My brother and I _____ (go) swimming almost every day last summer.
    went
  • It was strange at first but I am used to ______ (play) the bagpipes now.
    playing