Past Continuous/ Present Perfect
Past continuous with when, while, as
Used to, use to
Past tense with irregular verbs and phrasal verbs
Vocabulary
100

I ____________ (see) the movie 3 times so far.

have seen

100

I was studying ________ my sister braided my hair. 

while

100

I _______ live in a flat when I was a child.

used to

100

Somebody _____(steal) my phone.

stole

100

The ch_____ crowd cheered as the co______ athlete crossed the finish line.

cheerful, confident

200

The couple _________ (marry) since February.

has been married

200

______ my mom called my sister, she was ______(play) in the garden.

When, playing

200

When I was a child, I _________ (not like) peanuts.

didn't use to like

200

And so, Frodo ______ (go on a journey) towards the horizon, in search of his next adventure.

set off

200

She tackled every project with am______ goals, showing how truly t______ she was.

ambitious, talented

300

I ___________ (write) 7 reports today. I'm really tired.

have written

300

I finished all of my homework ______ you were ________ (sleep).

while, sleeping

300

"Didn't you ______ hate broccoli?"

"Yes, I did, but I've gotten ______ the taste by now."

use to, used to

300

Yes, it's true, you could always _______ (rely on) me to be on time, but ever since I had the baby, I've ______(quit) on that.

count on/depend on, given up

300

With a p______ mindset, she calmly offered se_____ solutions to the problem.

patient, sensible

400

Peter is Sally's best friend. She _______ (know) him all her life. 

has known

400

Just _____ I was _______ (get, start) with the washing up, the phone ______ (ring).

as, getting started, rang

400

I ______ be a huge fan of Harry's, but even I must admit his new sound will take some getting _______.

used to, used to

400

I ______(meet someone by coincidence) Jessica the other day and asked her if she wanted to ______ (spend time together) this weekend.

ran into, hang out

400

Banksy's ______ (type of art) was so i________, that museums and _______(place where art is displayed) were fighting over it for their ________ (event where you can see art). 



street art, inspiring, galleries, exhibitions

500

Today she is exhausted because she __________ (work) since 7 o'clock in the morning. 

has been working

500

I _______(run out) of gas ______ I was _______(drive) to the store.

ran out, when/as, driving

500

I _______ wear glasses when I was in high school.

Which of these is the correct option to fill in the blank?

1)didn't used to

2)didn't use to

3)use to

2)didn't use to

500

I'm really _______ (excited for) our beach trip this weekend! I even _____ (go) to the store and _____(buy) the sunglasses you ______(tell) me about!

looking forward to, went, bought, told

500

I've never been much of a ________ (artist who works with brushes and paint), but I do love a good ________ (3D art). In fact, I met a ________ (artist that makes 3D art) last week and he showed me his ______ (place to make art). It was very impressive!

painter, sculpture, sculptor, studio

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