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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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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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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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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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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