Question 1

Fran _____ with some friends in Bath. She’ll be back next week.

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is staying

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stays

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has stayed

Question 2

Linda _____ the marathon five times already.

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has run

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is running

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has been running

Question 3

While Henry _____ dinner, Martha was tidying the house for their guests.

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was preparing

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would prepare

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had been preparing

Question 4

We _____ John to bring his boots a few days before, but he forgot them anyway.

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’d reminded

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’d been reminding

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’ve reminded

Question 5

Charles realised he _____ their games for some time, so he stopped going.

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hadn’t been enjoying

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hasn’t enjoyed

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didn’t enjoy

Question 6

We _____ away for a month every year in August, but we don’t any more.

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used to go

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will go

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had gone

Question 7

I _____ we should take advantage of the weather and go to the beach this weekend.

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do think

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would think

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have thought

Question 8

The population _____ out of control. Soon there’ll be no room left.

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is growing

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had grown

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grows

Question 9

I _____________ to London every weekday for over ten years, and I actually enjoy it.

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have commuted

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commuted

Question 10

I ________________ to London every weekday for over ten years before I started working at home.

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commuted

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have been commuting

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have commuted

Question 11

Sorry, I'm late. I ____________ to find a parking place.

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have been trying

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tried

Question 12

I _______________ over an hour when they announced that the train had been cancelled.

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'd been waiting

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was waiting

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waited

Question 13

I ___________________ car ever since I left college.

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'd owned

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'd been owning

Question 14

I know you don't believe me, but I ______ enjoy our visit to the Science Museum last summer.

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did

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would

Question 15

The ancient Greeks __________ rely on the power of slaves, rather than machines.

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would

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used

Question 16

Whenever I went to James's house, he _______ usually be playing on his computer.

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would

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used to

Question 17

Rick should know about the meeting because I _________ him about it yesterday.

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told

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have told

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