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  • Is it correct? I've been being interested in photography for a long time.
    I've been interested in photography for a long time.
  • Nadia is one of my best friends: we _____ (know) each other since we ___ (be) at primary school.
    Nadia is one of my best friends: we have known each other since we were at primary school.
  • Which word is not needed? The winners were been given a generous cash prize.
    The winners were given a generous cash prize.
  • Is it correct? I'm really wanting to try waterskiing.
    I really want to try waterskiing.
  • The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.
    The roads were so empty, we were driving for several hours before we saw another car.
  • I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.
    I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.
  • Finish the sentence using the past perfect: I wasn't hungry because...
    .....I had already eaten lunch
  • Sorry, I ____ (not write) for ages, but I ____ (have) a lot of work recently.
    Sorry, I haven't written for ages, but I have had a lot of work recently.
  • It ___ (not rain) once since I ___ (get) here six weeks ago.
    It hasn't rained once since I got here six weeks ago.
  • By nine o'clock, the passengers were all very impatient. They ___ (wait) over two hours for the plane to depart.
    By nine o'clock, the passengers were all very impatient. They had been waiting for over two hours for the plane to depart.
  • Is it correct? I'm not knowing where to go on holiday.
    I don't know where to go on holiday.
  • A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.
    A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.
  • Which word is not needed? He had have competed in a number of international tournaments.
    He had competed in a number of international tournaments.
  • A: It ____ (look) beautiful outside! B: Yes, it ____ (snow) since I woke up this morning.
    A: It looks beautiful outside! B: Yes, it has been snowing since I woke up this morning.
  • I can't go out now, because I ____ (just wash) my hair-it's still wet!
    I can't go out now, because I have just washed my hair-it's still wet!
  • What time _____ (the train/ leave) tomorrow?
    What time does the train leave tomorrow?
  • I couldn't read the menu because I ____ (not/ bring) my glasses.
    I couldn't read the menu because I hadn't brought my glasses.
  • Susan ___ (not stop) talking since we ___ (meet) her last night.
    Susan hasn't stopped talking since we met her last night.
  • Finish the sentence using the past continuous: Susan missed the class because....
    ....she was watching Eurovision.
  • Which word is not needed? She's does a lot of sport in her free time.
    She does a lot of sport in her free time.
  • Finish the sentence using the past perfect: When I got home, I realised that....
    ....I has lost my key
  • I was being very careful because I ___ (not drive) abroad before.
    I was being very careful because I hadn't driven/ had never driven abroad before.
  • Fewer people ___ (take) foreign holidays nowadays: and until the economic situation ___ (improve), the travel industry will continue to suffer.
    Fewer people are taking foreign holidays nowadays: and until the economic situation improves, the travel industry will continue to suffer.
  • You really should go and see Trouble in Paradise. It's one of the best films I ___ (ever/see)
    You really should go and see Trouble in Paradise. It's one of the best films I have ever seen.
  • By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)
    By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started.
  • We ___ (spend) a lot more time at home since the pandemic started.
    We have been spending a lot more time at home since the pandemic started.
  • When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.
    When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.
  • I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.
    I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.
  • My son___ (be) late for school three times this week.
    My son has been late for school three times this week.
  • I ___ (not/usually/ do) much exercise, but last week I ___ (decide) to join a gym.
    I don't usually do much exercise, but last week I decided to join a gym.
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