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FCE sentence transformation past tenses

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  • I last went to the cinema two weeks ago. I ... cinema for two weeks.
    haven't been to the
  • I first met John at University two years ago. (SINCE) I ... 2022.
    have known John since
  • The roads were wet because of the continuous rain last night. (IT) The roads were wet because ... night long.
    it had been raining all
  • We got homework from our teacher every day. (WOULD) Our teacher ........... homework every day.
    would give us
  • Joey has a much easier life now. (BE) Joey's life ........... than it is now.
    used to be much harder
  • They haven't seen Pete for three weeks. (WAS) The last ........... three weeks ago.
    time they saw Pete was
  • I didn't have any money left so I couldn't buy it. (SPENT) I couldn't buy it because ........... of my money.
    I had spent all
  • It was my first visit to the States. (NEVER) I ........... the States before.
    had never been to
  • We arrived late for the performance. (ALREADY) The performance ........... when we arrived.
    had already begun
  • His collapse was due to overwork. (BEEN) He collapsed because ........... hard.
    he had been working too
  • Whe he was younger, he went to the gym 4 times a week. (USED) When he was younger, he ... the gym 4 times a week.
    used to go to
  • Lilla rang me during my favourite TV programme. (I) Lilla rang me while ................... TV programme.
    I was watching my favourite
  • I've been teaching for ten years. (TEACHER) I ........... ago.
    became a teacher ten years
  • I hadn't tasted Chinese food before. (FIRST) It was the ..... Chinese food.
    first time I tasted
  • That was the only sci-fi book he had read. (NEVER) He ... a sci-fi book before.
    had never read
  • After walking a mile, they realised that someone was missing. (HAD) They ... when they realised that someone was missing.
    had been walking a mile
  • Would you lend me your car? (WONDERING) I ........... borrow your car.
    was wondering if I could
  • Jack started playing the drums five hours ago. (BEEN) Jack has ... five hours.
    been playing the drums for
  • She stopped playing volleyball when she broke her wrist. (NOT) She ... she broke her wrist.
    hasn't been playing volleyball since
  • Tom broke the news during dinner. (WE) It was while ........... Tom broke the news.
    we were eating dinner that