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Past Simple/Past Cont./Past Perfect/Past Perfect Cont.

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  • Q1

    Pam and I _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (study) for the history exam when

         the lights _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) off.

    studied/went

    had been studying/went

    were studying/went

    30s
  • Q2

    Mr. Roberts _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (work) in the company for six years before it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go)bankrupt.

    had worked/went

    was working/went

    had been working/went

    30s
  • Q3

    We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(never, see) the Pyramids before our trip to Egypt in 2005.

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  • Q4

    They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(wait) for more than an hour before Lady       Gaga _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (appear) on the stage.

    were waiting/appeared

    had been waiting/appeared

    had waited/appeared

    waited/had appeared

    30s
  • Q5

    I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(meet) Harry at Brenda’s birthday party last      month.

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  • Q6

    My cousin and I _ _ __ _ (sit) at a park bench when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (hear) thunder.

    were sitting/heard

    sat/heard

    had been sitting/heard

    30s
  • Q7

    By the time we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) to the theatre, the play _ _ _ _ _(already, start).

    got/had already started

    got/started

    had got/already started

    30s
  • Q8

    Last night I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about going to the Moon.

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  • Q9

    When Ginny _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) me yesterday, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cross) the street.

    was seeing/was/crossing

    saw/I was crossing

    30s
  • Q10

    My dad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (paint) the living room for two hours before my brother _ __ _ _ _ _ _ (come) to help him.

    had been painting/came

    was painting/came

    had painted/came

    painted/came

    30s
  • Q11

    Nora_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (lie) in a hammock while Phil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (weed) the garden.

    was lying/was weeding

    was lying/weeded

    30s
  • Q12

    Before the Smiths _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) their new house, they  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(look) for a suitable one for a year.

    bought/looked

    had bought/had been looking

    bought/had been looking

    30s
  • Q13

    Laura_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (send) us a postcard from her holiday in Italy.

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  • Q14

    As Claire _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dust) the furniture, she _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (break) her mum's vase.

    dusted/broke

    was dusting/broke

    had dusted/broke

    had been dusting/broke

    30s
  • Q15

    My sister _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (never, be) to the circus before last week.

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    30s

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