Past Tenses (Use of English)

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I had to wait in a traffic jam and when I arrived at the cinema the film ___________.

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When Charlie came home, his brother__ TV.

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My friend __ in Brazil from 1998-2000.

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Last night,Irem’s boyfriend ……………….. the room while she was talking with another boy on the phone.

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Dan …………………… on the sofa when the baby started to cry.

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World War 1 ……………………. when World War 2 began.

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Jane…………………….. the movie ‘Da Vinci Code’ at ten o’clock yesterday.

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The family last ……………...to London in 2010.

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The crowd ………………. after the mayor had made his speech.

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We …………… a huge,beautiful house when I was a child.

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The girl ……………….. on her project while her mother was feeding her baby sister.

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We were tired as we ________ for more than four hours.

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I _____ TV when suddenly the phone ________,

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By the time the police ……………… at the crime scene,the murderer …………………………… .

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The room looked beautiful, as she _______ the furniture and the curtains.

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Sue     (be) late for work because she               (oversleep).

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I             (walk) down the street when I        (bump) into Mary. I              (not see) her for ages.

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Alice                  (cook) for two hours before the guests         (arrive).

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After we      (leave) the office, we        (head) for a pub.

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The baby                   (sleep) for half an hour when Ted      (come) back home.