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Duplicate of Past tenses C2 level
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While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
was doing / watched
was doing / was watching
did / was watching
did / watched
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I wasn't used to ... up so early.
getting
got
get
3
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
turned / was sitting
was turning / was sitting
turned / sat
was turning / sat
4
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
5
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
had shone
was shining
shone
had been shining
6
What is meant by the phrase: 'William Wordsworth wrote many poems'.
William Wordsworth will write more poems in the future
William Wordsworth is dead, so he can't write any more poems
7
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
mastered
was mastering
has mastered
had mastered
8
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
9
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
do had
did had
do have
did have
10
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
had been sleeping
was sleeping
slept
has slept
11
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
used to reading
got used to read
would read
was used to read
12
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
13
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
14
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
False
True
15
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
16
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Simple
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It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to being
was used to being
would be
used to be
