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Past tenses upper intermediate
Past tenses upper intermediate
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I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically correct
Grammatically incorrect
2
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
was turning / sat
turned / sat
was turning / was sitting
turned / was sitting
3
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
4
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
had been shining
was shining
had shone
shone
5
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
6
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
7
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / watched
did / was watching
was doing / was watching
was doing / watched
8
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
was used to being
used to being
would be
used to be
9
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
has mastered
had mastered
mastered
was mastering
10
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
True
False
11
I wasn't used to ... up so early.
get
got
getting
12
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
had been sleeping
has slept
slept
was sleeping
13
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
has been playing
had been playing
14
What is meant by the phrase: 'I have been working on my computer for four hours'
I'm definitely not working on my computer now
I may not be working on my computer now
15
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
used to reading
was used to read
would read
got used to read
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Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did had
did have
do had
do have
