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When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) and her father ___________________ (sleep).

"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"

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She's been a free-diver _______ the 1990's

"since"

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I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.

"had" and "heard"

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She (throw) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________

What is "threw" and "had written"

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Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________ (fall) asleep).

"were listening", "were whispering", "closed" and "fell"

Most of us were listening (listen) to the lecturer but some students were whispering (whisper) to each other. One of the boys closed (close) his eyes and fell (fall) asleep).

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I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me
What is "was wondering"
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My family have lived on this island _____ ten years.
What is "for"
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We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
What is "had left"
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They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) _______________________during their holidays.
What is "showed" and "had taken"
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My parents have ________bought a new house, but I haven't seen it ________
What is "just" and "yet"
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Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
What is "discovered", "were playing"
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Have you ________ been in Florence?
What is "ever"
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I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour
What is "had seen"
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When he (wake up) ____________________, his mother (already / prepare)___________________ breakfast.
What is "woke up" and "had already prepared"
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When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
What is "started" and "had already learnt"
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The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
What is "dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
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Past participle of "get", "learn", "swim" and "teach"
What is "got", "learnt", "learnt", "swum" and "taught"
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_________ you ___________(see) any famous person when you were in London?
What is "had" and "seen"
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Before that day we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.
What is "had never thought"
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While I ______________ (read) my English book I ____________(hear) a noise. I ___________(think) that I ________________(hear) that noise before, so I ___________ (call) my mother.
What is "was reading", "heard", "thought", "had heard" and "called"
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While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.
What is "was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"
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They _______________(not be) in Italy _______ 1995. Really! I __________never ________ (be) there, but I _____________ (visit) Peru twice.
What is "haven't been", "since", "have", "been" and "have visited"
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When I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________(pay) more than I should have to.
What is "had paid"
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By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
What is "arrived" and "had run"
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She _____________ (ride) her way home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ never______(see) before.
What is "was riding", "fell", "came", "was" "had seen"