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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.
retire / used to start
had retired / started
retired / had started
used to retire / used to start
Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.
travelled
has travelled
had travelled
travels
The tallest man in the world ___________________ a celebrity before he _____________________ of an infection.
became / had died
had become / died
became / died
had become / had died
People in the island of Okinawa ___________________ healthy lives so they ___________________ centenarians.
have / became
had / became
had / had became
had had / became
My uncle ______________________ his first job before he _________________.
didn't get / married
hadn't got / had married
had got / married
couldn't get / had married
She _______________________ in Sweden before she went to Norway.
had lived
lived
The cat hid under the chair because the children _______________________ so loud.
were
had been
Before Ken _______________________ to Kerry's house, he had phoned him.
ran
had been running
George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
fell - painted
fell - was painting
was falling - was painting
was falling - painted
.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)
read - heard
was reading - was hearing
was reading - heard
read - was hearing
The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
cost
costed
was costing
costs
While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)
picked - cut
was picking - was cutting
was picking - cut
was picking - cutted
He ________________ guitar when someone ________________ the window and ________________ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)
played - opened - threw
was playing - was opening - was throwing
was playing - opened - threw
was playing - opened - throwed
She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)
wore - saw
was wearing - was seeing
weared - was seeing
was wearing - saw
They ___________________ (ALREADY LEAVE) the village before the sun ___________________ (RISE).
had already left - rose
had aleady left - rised
already left - had risen
alreary left - rose
