Question 1

The chair broke while I _____ in it.

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was sitting

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am sitting

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sat

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sit

Question 2

While I was walking on the beach I _____ a shell.

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found

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find

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was finding

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am finding

Question 3

Ahmed fell as he _____ off the bus.

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was getting

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got

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gets

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is getting

Question 4

When I _____ him, he was drinking a cup of tea.

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met

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am meeting

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meet

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was meeting

Question 5

We _____ dinner when the lights went out.

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were eating

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eat

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are eating

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ate

Question 6

While he was arranging the chairs, he _____ his keys.

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dropped

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is dropping

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was dropping

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drops

Question 7

They _____ for us when we arrived at the gate.

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were waiting

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waited

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wait

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are waiting

Question 8

Just as the plane _____ the ground, someone shouted.

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was leaving

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is leaving

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left

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leaves

Question 9

Many people were waiting when the plane _____ .

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landed

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lands

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is landing

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was landing

Question 10

The cat _____ high in the tree when I finally found it.

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was sitting

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sits

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is sitting

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sat

Question 11

The cat was sleeping when he _____ it.

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caught

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is catching

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was catching

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catches

Question 12

While Ahmed _____ for his glasses, he found the money he had lost.

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was looking

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has been looking

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looked

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looks

Question 13

The man's heart stopped while the doctor _____ him.

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was examining

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examines

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is examining

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examined

Question 14

Three students were sleeping when the teacher _____ .

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entered the room

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enters the room

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was entering the room

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is entering the room

Question 15

As Ahmed was turning the corner, he _____ off his bicycle.

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fell

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falls

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was falling

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has fallen

Question 16

While Betty was drying the dishes, she _____ a plate.

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broke

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has broken

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was breaking

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breaks

Question 17

She _____ some flowers when she walked into the room.

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was holding

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has held

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holds

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held

Question 18

Who _____ when I saw you?

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were you talking to

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do you talk to

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are you talking to

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did you talk to

Question 19

The teacher told him not to talk while he _____ the test.

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was taking

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has been taken

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will take

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took

Question 20

Where _____ when you ran past me?

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were you going

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do you go

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have you gone

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are you going

Question 21

Khaled _____ the soccer game when you called.

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was watching

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has watched

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watched

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watches

Question 22

I could hear the students in the next room while I _____.

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was studying in this one

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am studying in this one

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studied in this one

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study in this one

Question 23

She _____ bread when I came home.

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was baking

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has baked

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bakes

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baked

Question 24

The spring flowers _____ when I arrived in England.

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were blooming

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bloom

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b. bloomed

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have bloomed

Question 25

He _____ a large box down the stairs when he fell.

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was carrying

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carried

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is carrying

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carries

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