PAST TENSES | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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You know that book you _______(tell) me about last week? Well, I _______ (buy) it.

told / were telling , bought / have bought

In recent years, the government ________ (invest) a lot in infrastructure.

has invested / has been investing

We _____ (talk) about Sue when, to our amazement, she walked in.

had been talking /were talking

He denied that he __________ (take) money from the office.

had taken

I __________ (never kiss) anyone until I ____________ (meet) you.

I (had) never kissed anyone until I met you.

My husband's still not finished painting the bathroom. He _____ (paint) it since last month.

has been painting

Look! Doesn't my room look great, it's finally finished. I _____ (paint) it.

have painted

Marjorie _________ (leave) when Paul __________ (arrive)

M left when P arrived OR M had left when P arrived OR M was leaving when P was arriving

It looks as if he ___________ (cry) again. His eyes are all red and puffy.

He looks as if he has been crying again.

She ___________ (eat) a particularly large meal and she suddenly started to feel sick.

She ate or was eating or had eaten or had been eating

The teacher guessed that some of the children _____ (cheat) in the exam.

were cheating / cheated / had cheated

This is the third time I _________ (tell you to stop shouting!

have told

All day, the police ______ (stop) motorists to question them about the accident.

have been stopping or were stopping

It was the first time we had been to the castle, even though we _____ (visit) Edinburgh before.

had visited

I used to get so annoyed with him. He ___________ (always lose) things.

He was always losing things (indicating irritation).

Thomas explained that he _________ (go) home because he was sick.

had gone / was going