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C1 past tenses
C1 past tenses
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The children....to the zoo.
enjoyed taking
were enjoyed taken
enjoyed being taken
were enjoyed taking
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Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
turned / was sitting
turned / sat
was turning / was sitting
was turning / sat
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I always loved going to my Aunt Maria's house because she __________ the most amazing cakes.
had baked
would bake
used to bake
had been baking
4
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
was sleeping
has slept
slept
had been sleeping
5
Next month I...............Derek for 20 years.
know
will have known
am knowing
will have been knowing
6
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
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The .............................faulty.
equipments are
equipments were
equipment was
equipment were
8
I visited my brother last weekend. He __________ his job the day before and was in a bad mood.
used to lose
was losing
had been losing
had lost
9
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
has been playing
had been playing
10
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Present Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Continuous
Past Simple
11
At that point I was getting angry because I __________ for about two hours.
waited
was always waiting
had waiting
had been waiting
12
I noticed last night that someone ___________ my umbrella.
had been breaking
had broken
was breaking
would break
13
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
do had
did had
do have
did have
14
What is meant by the phrase: 'John has worked in this company for 10 years'?
John works in another company now
John still works in this company.
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My cousin wanted to go in but my uncle _________ me earlier that day not to enter his office.
would tell
had been telling
was telling
had told
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This morning I ___________ at 5 o'clock and __________ to work before you were even awake.
had been waking up / had started
used to wake up / started
was waking up / had been starting
woke up / started
17
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / watched
was doing / was watching
was doing / watched
did / was watching
18
I wasn't used to ... up so early.
got
get
getting
19
She.......from the flu when she was interviewed.
suffered
was suffering
had suffered
suffers
20
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to being
was used to being
used to be
would be
21
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
was mastering
has mastered
had mastered
mastered
22
We.......................Switzerland four times during the 1970s.
used to visit
would visit
will visit
visited
23
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
would read
was used to read
got used to read
used to reading
24
My sister ___________ on me when we were younger.
used to pick
was always picking
had picked
had been picking
25
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
was shining
had been shining
had shone
shone
26
When I was a kid I always __________ to go to Disneyland.
wanted
would want
was wanting
had wanted
27
When I was a child my grandfather ____________ me to the park on Sundays and tell me stories.
was taking
used to take
had taken
took
28
When I was 18 years old, my cousin Angela ______ in Amsterdam and she invited me to visit her.
was living
lived
would live
had lived
29
The policeman asked me what I __________ at exactly 11 o'clock on Saturday night.
used to do
was doing
had done
did
30
One time at school the teacher ___________ me to do a presentation on my favourite animal.
would ask
had been asking
was always asking
asked
31
What is meant by the phrase: 'William Wordsworth wrote many poems'.
William Wordsworth is dead, so he can't write any more poems
William Wordsworth will write more poems in the future
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She noticed ...............away from the house.
he run
him ran
him to run
him running
