I (1)____ (study) communication at university so far this year.

• had been studying

• have been studying 

• 1. was studying 

• am studying

  
  

Since I started, I (2) ____ (attend) some very interesting lectures.

• am attending 

• have attended 

• 1. attended 

• had attended

  
  

One professor, in particular, makes the talks very entertaining. While she talks I take notes in my notebook. However, I have noticed a lot of students (3) ____ (make) notes on their laptops.

• are making

• 1. have been making 

• made

• had made

  
  

I have thought about buying a laptop myself but I’m not sure which model is best. I (4) ____ (save up) enough to buy one

• am saving u

• have saved up

• saved up

• had saved up

and I (5) ____ (do) that last month.

• was going to do

• have done

• have been doing

• had done

  
  

Then a friend told me about a good deal on mobile phones and I (6) ____ (buy) a new phone instead.

• had bought

• bought

• have bought

• was buying

  
  

She ____ her hands around when she talks – it’s a bit annoying.

• always waved

• always waves  

  
  

•  is always waving

•  always waving

  
  

My mum says she ____ so assertive when she was my age.

• wasn't using to be

• didn't used to be 

• didn't use to be  

  
  

• wasn't used to be

  
  

1. They ____ once a week to catch up on the latest news.

• would usually meet

• usually met

• are usually meeting

• will usually meet

1. People ____ by phone as much, so there was more face-to-face interaction.

• weren't using to communicate 

  
  

• didn't use to communicate   

• didn't used to communicate

• weren't used to communicate