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B2 Past tenses

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  • I ________ (not / understand) what was happening because everyone ________ (speak) so quickly.
    didn't understand / was speaking
  • By the time the student ________ (arrive), the teacher ________ (already / start) the lesson.
    arrived / had already started
  • When I was at school, I ________ (walk) home every afternoon, and my friends ________ (usually / join) me.
    used to walk (walked) / would usually join
  • He ________ (already / finish) his homework when his friends ________ (call) him.
    had already finished / called
  • By the time we ________ (arrive) at the station, the train ________ (already / leave).
    arrived / had already left
  • She ________ (work) at the company for five years before she ________ (decide) to leave.
    had been working (had worked) / decided
  • While I ________ (walk) home, I ________ (see) an old friend from school.
    was walking / saw
  • They ________ (watch) a film when the electricity suddenly ________ (go) off.
    were watching / went
  • I ________ (meet) Sarah while I ________ (shop) in the city centre.
    met / was shopping
  • I ________ (study) English for three years, and I ________ (learn) a lot during that time.
    have been studying / have learned
  • The company ________ (grow) rapidly over the past few years, and it ________ (open) three new offices recently.
    has been growing / has opened
  • She ________ (wait) for her friend for thirty minutes when she ________ (receive) a message saying that he was going to be late.
    had been waiting / received
  • She ________ (never / visit) Spain before she ________ (move) there last year.
    had never visited / moved
  • We ________ (visit) that museum several times since it ________ (open) in 2020.
    have visited / opened
  • He ________ (already / leave) the house when I ________ (try) to call him.
    had already left / tried
  • I ________ (not / see) Tom since he ________ (move) to London.
    haven't seen / moved
  • We ________ (know) each other for ten years, but we only ________ (become) close friends recently.
    have known / have become (became)
  • We ________ (drive) for nearly four hours when we ________ (decide) to stop for a break.
    had been driving / decided
  • When we were children, we ________ (go) to the beach every summer, and our parents ________ (always / bring) a picnic.
    would go / would always bring
  • He ________ (not / finish) the book yet, although he ________ (read) it for several weeks.
    hasn't finished / has been reading
  • They ________ (wait) for over an hour when the bus finally ________ (arrive).
    had been waiting / arrived
  • When I was younger, I ________ (play) tennis every weekend, and my brother ________ (come) with me.
    used to play (played) / would come
  • When we lived in the countryside, our neighbours always ________ (invite) us for dinner, and we ________ (always / enjoy) ourselves.
    used to invite / would always enjoy
  • Before they moved abroad, they ________ (never / travel) outside their home country, although they ________ (always / want) to.
    had never travelled / had always wanted (always wanted)
  • When he was younger, he ________ (spend) hours playing computer games, but he ________ (stop) playing them now.
    would spend (used to spend) / has stopped
  • When I was a teenager, I ________ (stay) up late, and I ________ (often / watch) films until midnight.
    used to stay (stayed) / would often watch
  • My grandparents ________ (live) in this house since they ________ (get) married.
    have lived / got
  • She ________ (work) all morning, so she was tired when she ________ (get) home.
    had been working / got
  • While the children ________ (play) outside, their parents ________ (prepare) dinner.
    were playing / were preparing
  • I ________ (just / finish) dinner when my phone ________ (ring).
    had just finished / rang