Question 1

He _____ three years in France when he was a young man.

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spent

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spends

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has spent

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was spending

Question 2

He was living at home when they _____ him the job.

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gave

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were giving

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give

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have given

Question 3

My favorite team ____ the football championship last year.

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won

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wins

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was winning

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has won

Question 4

He _____ a book when I saw him.

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was reading

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read

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reads

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has read

Question 5

My wife _____ a meal for our guests all day yesterday.

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was cooking

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has cooked

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cooked

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cooks

Question 6

He _____ down to the beach and spent an hour watching the waves.

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walked

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has walked

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walks

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was walking

Question 7

My friend _____ when I called him up.

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was sleeping

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sleeps

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slept

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has slept

Question 8

We were playing football when the ball _____ through a window.

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was kicked

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has been kicked

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was kicking

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kicked

Question 9

While we _____ the mountain, my friend hurt his knee.

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were climbing

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have been climbing

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were climbed

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are climbing

Question 10

He _____ his house all last week.

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was painting

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is painted

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was painted

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is painting

Question 11

We left the meeting while _____ .

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it was still raining

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it was still rained

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it is still rained

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it is still raining

Question 12

I was sitting in my room when I _____ the explosion.

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heard

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am hearing

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was hearing

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hear

Question 13

I _____ along the road when I suddenly saw an elephant.

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was driving

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am driving

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drive

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have driven

Question 14

The small boys were afraid because it _____ dark.

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was getting

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gets

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has gotten

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is getting

Question 15

I often _____ those words while I was studying German.

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confuse

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was confused

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confused

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have confused

Question 16

There were papers all over the room. Mr. Carroll _____ a book.

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was writing

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is writing

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writes

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wrote

Question 17

When I first met him, he _____ in the Western Region.

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was working

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has worked

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was worked

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is working

Question 18

The sun was shining when I _____ home yesterday.

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left

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have left

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was leaving

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leave

Question 19

Hasan _____ French for two years so far.

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has studied

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was studying

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was studied

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studies

Question 20

The table _____ while I was sitting at it.

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fell apart

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was falling apart

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falls apart

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has fallen apart

Question 21

I lost my keys while I _____ to school.

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was walking

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walk

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am walking

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have walked

Question 22

While he _____ a bath, the electricity went off.

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was taking

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takes

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took

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is taking

Question 23

The taxi _____ for us at the gate when we arrived.

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was waiting

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waited

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was waited

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is waiting

Question 24

Many people are always waiting at the airport when a plane _____ .

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lands

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was landing

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landed

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has landed

Question 25

He broke a tooth while he _____ some nuts.

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was eating

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eats

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ate

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has eaten

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