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Exercise 2

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1. Julie ... to school last week because she ... ill.

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hadn't been going / was

didn't go / was

didn't go / had been

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2. I ... around to see what ... .

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looked / was going on

looked / went on

had looked / went on

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3. He ... on the motorway when the puncture ... .

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had been driving / happened

was driving / happened

drove / was happening

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4. What comics ... when you were young?

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did you read

had you read

had you been reading

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5. We ... why Peter ... a white shirt and a tie.

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weren't understanding / wore

didn't understand / worn

didn't understand / was wearing

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6. How long ... together when their first child was born?

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were they

had they been

did they use to be

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7. After I paid, I ... that I ... to buy bread.

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remembered / forgot

remembered / had forgotten

had remembered / had forgotten

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8. People ... eat so many carbohydrates before.

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didn't use to

didn't used to

wasn't used to

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9. By the time the concert ... , the fans ... impatiently for almost two hours.

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had begun / had queued

began / had been queueing

began / were queueing

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10. Sally ... for her mid-term all day yesterday.

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had been revising

was revising

used to revise

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