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Duplicate of Past tenses C2 level
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Practice of the past tenses for advanced learners of English
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1
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically correct
Grammatically incorrect
2
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Continuous
3
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
would
used to be
used to being
was used to being
4
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
5
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the present
A wish for the past
6
We don't normally use
would
with
stative verbs
to talk about past habits.
False
True
7
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
had mastered
mastered
has mastered
was mastering
8
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
9
Older generations didn't have smarthphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did have
did had
do have
do had
10
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
was used to read
would read
got used to read
used to reading
11
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
12
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
was doing / was watching
did / watched
was doing / watched
did / was watching
13
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
was turning / was sitting
turned / was sitting
turned / sat
was turning / sat
14
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
shone
had been shining
was shining
had shone
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
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I wasn't used to ... up so early.
got
getting
get
