Past tenses

We _____ (see) an accident while we _____(wait) for the bus.

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Alan _____ out almost every day last year, but now he can't afford it.

• had eaten

• was eating

• used to eat

• ate

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He (read) _____20 pages so far.

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I didn't see Linda last month because she ______ around Europe at that time.

• travelled

• had travelled

• was travelling

• had been travelling

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She _____(spend) a lot of hours studying for her exam because she _____(already ; fail) it twice.

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It wasn't raining when I looked out of the window; the sun was shining. But it _____ earlier. That's why the ground was wet.

• rained

• had been raining

• had rained

• was raining

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I suddenly realized that I (lose) ____my passport.

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Mrs. Robson died in her sleep. Her doctor told me she _____ from a weak heart for some time.

• had been suffering

• had suffered

• was suffering

• suffered

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He was very nervous when he _____(drive) across France last month because he _____(not drive) on the right before.

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I saw Paul at the airport. He _____ for his brother's plane to arrive from Canada.

• had waited

• had been waiting

• waited

• was waiting

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