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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate verb in the present simple or present continuous.
I ______ (love) playing football. At the moment I ______ (play) for a team in my home town.
love/am playing
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Romeo and Juliet ________ (publish) in 1597.
was published
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
In Shakespeare's day, women _______ (not allow) to act on stage.
were not allowed
Complete the missing gaps with the appropriate NARRATIVE TENSE.
Mary _____ (be) one of 185 passengers on a British Airways flight to Warsaw.
was
Complete the missing gaps with the appropriate NARRATIVE TENSE.
Not long after the plane ______ (TAKE) off the captain ______ (TELL) the passengers that they had to return to the airport.
had taken/told
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For the first time Mary started to worry. A few minutes later she _____ (SEE) the lights of the airport and wondered why there were fire engines and ambulances standing nearby.
saw
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate verb in the present simple or present continuous.
I (train) _______ every Tuesday and Thursday, and the matches ________ (be) on Sunday mornings.
train/are
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
It ______ (base) on real lovers who _______ (live) and ______ (die) in Verona in 1303.
was based/lived/died
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
The first film of Romeo and Juliet ______ (make) in 1916, and it _______ (be) a silent movie.
was made/ was
Complete the missing gaps with the appropriate NARRATIVE TENSE.
She ______ (FEEL) very excited when she got on the plane at Gatwick Airport.
was feeling
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She ______ (be) waiting for a very long time for this day.
had been
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At that time, she ________ (NOT KNOW) that the plane's front wheel ________ (FALL) off during take-off.
didn't know/had fallen
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate verb in the present simple or present continuous.
In fact, my team haven't lost for 4 months, so we ________ (climb) up the league table.
are climbing
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Romeo and Juliet ______ (release) in 1597.
was released
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
The most recent version, starring Leonardo DiCaprio _______ (shoot) in Mexico City in 1996.
was shot
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Some scholars still believe that the plays ______ (not write) by Shakespeare.
were not written
Complete the missing gaps with the appropriate NARRATIVE TENSE.
When she was younger, she _______ (FLY) around a lot.
flew
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Suddenly, Mary _______ (FEEL) a strange bump and when the plane came to a stop some passengers _______ (CRY).
felt/were crying
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate verb in the present simple or present continuous.
My dad ______ (manage) my team
manages
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Young men _______ (play) female roles.
played
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Many of Shakespeare's early plays ______ (perform) at the Globe Theatre in London
were performed
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Active or the Past Simple Passive.
Shakespeare _______ (die) in 1616 and ______ (bury) in Stanford-upon-Avon.
died/was buried
Complete the missing gaps with the appropriate NARRATIVE TENSE.
In those days her father _____ (BE) a diplomat and every few years the whole family ______ (HAVE TO) move to a different country.
was/had to
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Fortunately, the pilot had made a perfect landing and nobody ______ (BE) injured.
was
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate verb in the present simple or present continuous.
I sometimes feel a little bit uncomfortable having my father as a manager, as he ________ (shout) at me more than the other players.
is shouting