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Duplicate of Past tenses C2 level
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While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
was doing / watched
did / watched
did / was watching
was doing / was watching
2
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
3
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
4
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
5
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
was turning / was sitting
was turning / sat
turned / was sitting
turned / sat
6
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
mastered
was mastering
had mastered
has mastered
7
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
shone
was shining
had been shining
had shone
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When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
slept
had been sleeping
has slept
was sleeping
9
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
used to being
used to be
was used to being
would be
10
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
got used to read
was used to read
used to reading
would read
11
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
12
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
True
False
13
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
14
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
15
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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I wasn't used to ... up so early.
getting
got
get
17
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did have
did had
do have
do had
