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100

Pablo ____ (not/be) on the camp for very long when he decided he ___ (want) to leave.

hadn't been / wanted

100

The sightseeing tour started. Then we got there. 

ALREADY

When we got there, the sightseeing tour had already started. 

100

A. I'm slowly getting ___ to wearing this plaster cast.

B. As a child with weak stomach I always ___ to get food poisoning.

USED

100

While we czekaliśmy na autobus, it suddenly started to snow.  

While we were waiting for the bus...

100

When I was younger, I used to hate long car journeys.

CORRECT

200

My mother ___ (wander) around the old city in Marrakesh when she ___ (run into) an old school friend.

was wandering / ran into

200

We stayed at the same campsite every summer.

WOULD

We would stay at the same campsite every summer.

200

A. I hate mosquitos! They are ___ always biting me.

B. Whenever on holiday, my parents would ___ bring back a souvenir.

ALWAYS

200

My brother wiecznie narzeka na our holidays, even when everything is perfectly organised.

My brother is always complaining about...

200

While we waited for our flight, we heard that it had been cancelled.

While we were waiting....

300

I ___ (hear) a strange noise while I ___ (lie) in my sleeping bag in my tent. I ___ (be) too scared to go outside.

heard/ was lying/ was

300

My friends argue constantly. 

ARE

My friends are constantly arguing.

300

A. I hope I'll ___ used to wearing this backpack soon.

B. Make sure you find out what you need to ___ vaccinated.

GET

300

By the time we reached the hotel, the receptionist już dał nasz pokój to someone else.

...the receptionist had already given our room...

300

It took me a few weeks to get used to drive on the left.

to get used to driving...

400

I ___ (look) terrible when I ___ (arrive) in New York.      I ___ (be) on a bus for three days and three nights, and I ___ (not have) a chance to shower.

looked/ arrived/ had been/ hadn't had

400

Sleeping in a tent is nothing new for me.

USED

I'm used to sleeping in a tent.

400

A. We're accustomed to Dad ___ valuable things on holiday.

B. Tom has been ___ weight for some time.

LOSING

400

At first I found living abroad difficult, but eventually przyzwyczaiłam się do mówienia English every day.

... I got used to speaking...

400

When I was a child, my family would have a small cottage by the sea.

my family used to have a small cottage...
500

By the time we finally reached our hotel, it  __ (rain) heavily for hours, and since we ___ (forget) our umbrellas, we ___ (get) completely soaked while we ___ (look) for the entrance in the dark.

had been raining/ had forgotten/ got / were looking

500

The drive along the winding mountain road made me feel sick.

AS

I felt sick as I was driving along the winding mountain road.

500

A. While we were having breakfast, someone ______ my bag from the table.
B. It ______ me quite a long time to get used to living abroad.

TOOK

500

I właśnie pakowałam walizkę, kiedy zdałam sobie sprawę, that I hadn't booked travel insurance.

I was just packing my suitcase when I realised....

500

By the time we had arrived at the hotel, somebody took our luggage to our room.

By the time we arrived..., somebody had taken...

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