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1
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
2
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
turned / was sitting
was turning / sat
was turning / was sitting
turned / sat
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
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
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
has mastered
mastered
had mastered
was mastering
6
What does the phrase 'I was about to send you an email but I forgot' express?
An unexpected event
An event which was intended to take place
7
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
has been playing
had been playing
8
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
9
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
has slept
had been sleeping
slept
was sleeping
10
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
do had
do have
did have
did had
11
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
was doing / watched
did / watched
was doing / was watching
did / was watching
12
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to being
was used to being
would be
used to be
13
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
False
True
14
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
shone
had been shining
was shining
had shone
15
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
would read
used to reading
was used to read
got used to read
16
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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What does the phrase 'We would like to have stayed longer' express?
How we would like the past to have been different
An imaginary or impossible situation in the present
A past habit
