Review four past tenses

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Last year my brother_______ his holiday in Đà Lạt. 

• spent

• was spending

• had spent

• had been spending

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It ___________yesterday.

• did not rain

• was not raining

• had rained

• had been raining

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She _________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.

• tore

• was tearing

• had torn

• had been tearing

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Before his mother, he ___________ he was innocent.

• had been swearing

• had sworn

• swore

• was swearing

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John and his father ___________ the cabin themselves last year.

• had been built

• had built

• was building

• built

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He________down the street when it began to rain.

• had been walking

• was walking

• were walking

• had walked

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The girl fell and hurt herself while she (ride)_________ a bicycle.

• had been riding

• had ridden

• was riding

• rode

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The lorry _____ very low when it hit that car.

• went

• was going

• had gone

• had been going

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Lili and I______ the house when the telephone rang.

• were dancing

• had danced

• had been dancing

• danced

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At this time last month, I _________an English course.

• was attending

• had attended

• had been attending

• attended