Question

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Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.

be    buy     phone     decide      develop     discuss      feel     like     make      run start      stay        take         visit        wait

1 the lecture _______ by the time they got there.

2 in the supermarket he _________ home to make her birthday cake.

3 holly did very well in her exam, which was a shock because she ___________ (never) an exam before.

4 they went on a big tour of Britain. first they _______ in London for a few days. then they ______ cambridge, york, and edinburgh, and then bath. they ______ to Bath before, but they _____ it so much that they ______ to go back again

5 scientists announced the launch of the new drug last week. they_______ it for five years.

 6 by the time I got to the meeting they _______  (already) the important issues and they _____  the big decisions without me. i _____ from and my mobile to tell them the train was late and i annoyed that they _______ (not) for me  7 i looked terrible when i saw Joe last night because i ______ for over an hour and i was exhausted

Answer 1

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1 had started

2  bought

3 had never taken

4 stayed - visited - had been - had liked - had decided

5 had been developing

6 had already discussed - had made - had phoned - felt - hadn't waited

7 had been running