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While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / watched
was doing / was watching
did / was watching
was doing / watched
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By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
mastered
was mastering
has mastered
had mastered
3
I wasn't used to ... up so early.
get
getting
got
4
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
turned / sat
turned / was sitting
was turning / was sitting
was turning / sat
5
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did have
do had
do have
did had
6
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
shone
had been shining
had shone
was shining
7
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
8
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
would read
was used to read
used to reading
got used to read
9
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
10
What is meant by the phrase: 'I have been working on my computer for four hours'
I may not be working on my computer now
I'm definitely not working on my computer now
11
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
False
True
12
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Continuous
13
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to be
would be
used to being
was used to being
14
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
has been playing
had been playing
15
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
has slept
slept
had been sleeping
was sleeping
16
What is meant by the phrase: 'John has worked in this company for 10 years'?
John still works in this company.
John works in another company now
17
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
