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While I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.

While Tom (play) ..the piano, his mother (do) ..the washing-up.

He (drink) ..some juice and after he (eat) .a few chips.

I (have) .dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.

When my father (work) .in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him

She (go) to school, (take) ..out her textbook and (begin) to learn

When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) ..to come inside.

While Jane (do) ..a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle

When I (be) ..on my way home, I (see) .an accident.

I (not understand) ..what they (talk) .about.

1. was doing / broke 2.was playing / was doing 3. drank /had eaten 4. was having / heard 5. was working /pas

6. went/took/ began 7. started /wanted (nema cont.) 8. was doing/visited 9 was /saw 10 dont understand /are

talking

1. When I was a young boy, I (meet) Santa Claus.

2. Tony .(study) for his math test while we .(speak).

3. Pat and Sean .(smoke) for the past three years. They would like to quit though.

4. She sometimes ..(lose) her temper. She scares me a bit when she does.

5. I (understand) your point now.

6. I ..(see) this movie about a dozen times already.

7. We ..(sleep) all day yesterday.

8. I finally .(decide) to call her yesterday to ask her out.

9. She ..(be) never late. I wonder why she is missing.

10. I .(be) in class very early this morning to study for my math exam.

Key:met / was studying, were speaking/have smoked /loses/understand/ have seen/was sleeping/decided

was(proslost jer je jutro proslo)

11. (be) you mad at me last night? I didn't hurt you on purpose you know !

12. ..(you, see, ever) Le Cirque Du Soleil?

13. We still(go out, sometimes).

14. What ..(you, are, do)? I'm cleaning my room.

15. I ..(visit) my uncle Bob in San Jose last year.

16. They .(call, negative) me since last week.

17. What kind of music .(she, like)?

18. 3 years ago, Doug completely (change) his lifestyle.

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19. Who (invent) the light bulb? I really don't have a clue.

20. I ..(never, try) lobster in my life.

Key :were/have you ever seen/sometimes go/are you doing/ visited/ didnt call/ havent called/ does she lik

changed/invented/ have never tried

1. We (go) the theatre last night.

2. He (usually write) in red ink.

3. She (play) the piano when our guests .(arrive) last night

4. We ..(do) an English exercise at the moment.

5. Where .(you go) for your holidays last year?

6. We (meet) only yesterday and ..(already decide) to get married.

7. We (not live) in England for the last two years.

8. I .(lose) my keys; I cannot remember when I last ..(see) them.

9. Whenever he .(go) to town nowadays, he .(spend) a lot of money.

10. They (prepare) the Christmas dinner today.

Key:went/ usually writes/was playing , arrived/are doing/ did you go/ met/ have already decided, havent lived/ha

lost/ saw/goes,spends/are preparing

1. When I (enter) . the meeting (already, start) .

2. After the film (end) .., we .(go) to a restaurant.

3. The phone (ring) .at about ten o'clock last night.

4. He (tell) .us that he couldn't come.

8. When I ..(apply) for the job, they (just, hire) .somebody.

Key: entered, had already/had ended, went/rang/couldnt/applied,had hired

1. I (not speak) .to the Headmaster yet.

2. The situation (become) ..more serious in recent years.

3. When (you, see) .him last?

4. She's my best friend. -'How long (you, know) her?'

5. He (come) .here three years ago.

6. I (never, be) to Malaysia.

7. I (meet) them when they (be) .in Singapore last year.

8. Hi! I (not see) you for ages.

9. My friend (just, arrive) .from England.

10. I (start) studying Chinese three years ago.

havent spoken/has become/did you see/have you known/ came/have never been/met,were/havent seen/ has jus

arrived/ started

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1. When I .(arrive), They (play) cards.

2. The storm..( destroy) the sandcastle that we (build) .

3. He (not be) to Cape Town before 1997.

4. When she (go out) to play, she (do already) her homework.

5. My brother ..(eat) all of the cake that our mum (make)

6. The doctor (take off) the plaster that he (put on) ..six weeks befor

7. The waiter (bring) a drink that I (not order)

8. I ..(can not remember)the poem we (learn) ..the week before.

9. The children (collect)the chestnuts lesnike that (fall) .from the tr

10.(he phone) .Angie before he (go) to see her in London?

11.She (not ride) a horse before that day.

Key: arrived, were playing/destroyed had built/ hadnt been/ went out had already done/ ate had made /

took off, had put on /brought hadnt ordered / couldnt remember, had learnt/ collected had fallen/ Had

phoned?, went / hadnt ridden

When I .(arrive), dinner (already, begin) ....

My friend (not, see) me for many years when I (meet) him last week.

He ..(already, learn) English before he .(leave) for Australia.

The river (become) deeper after it (rain) heavily.

(not yet, do) .(half of the work when he (come) in.

After I (have) some dry biscuits, I (have) a drink.

arrived/had already begun/hadnt seen, met/ had already learnt , left / became, had rained/ hadnt done. yet when he

came/had had /had

I (not touch) a snake before that day.

Andy ..(win) the match although he (not play) .squash before.

When I .(leave) the house, I (not have) .breakfast yet.

Jim ..(crash) into another car because he (not realise) .the red traffic ligh

I (work) on Saturday, so I (not go) to the party the day before.

hadnt touched /won, hadnt played/left, hadnt had/ crashed hadnt realized/ worked, hadnt gone/

Last week I (be) ..very busy and I (have not) the time to do a lot in the househ

On Monday I (work) ..three hours overtime and (come) home very late in the

evening.

From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) ..on a business trip.

On Friday I (go) to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I (visit) .my

grandparents.

Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see not) ..them for ages and they (be

never) .at my place before.

I (clean just) my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.

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Last week I was very busy and I did not have the time to do a lot in the household.

On Monday I worked three hours overtime and came home very late in the evening.

From Tuesday to Thursday I was on a business trip.

On Friday I went to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I visited my grandparents.

Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I have not seen them for ages and they have never been at my place before.

I have just cleaned my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.