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pass benses
[=> an action that happened af
a definite time in the past
Last year we bought a dog.
=> actions that happened
vmediately one after the other
inthe past
Lou fook a shower, brushed his teeth
and went to bed.
[mp an action that was in progress
ata slated time in the past
Yesterday at 4 I was falhing to Meg
‘onthe phone.
[=> two actions that were
happening atthe sametine {>
‘Liz was vacuuming while her
sons were dying ther room.
‘= an action that was in progress
(longer action) when another
action interrupted it
When I came in, Sue was reading.
[mp an action that happened
before another action in the past ™
Before we lel, we had booked a
hotel room.
‘=> complete pos aati
Visible results in the past
We felt relieved after they had arrived
pase persecs convinuous
‘=> anaction continuing over a period up fo a specific time in
the past
Pete had been working as a doctor for 25 years before he retired last year.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past form.
1. By thetime we -_____ (get fo the theatre the play ———_____
(already, star).
2. Last night I
3. When Ginny _____ (see) me yesterday. 1
the street
4. My dad —_______ (paint the living room for two hours before my
brother (come) fo help him.
5.Nora
the garden.
6 Before the Smiths
(look) fora suitable one for a year.
(send) usa postcard from her holiday in Italy
(dust) the furniture, she —____— (break)
(dream) about going fo the Moon.
— (cross)
her mum's vase.
9. My sister ________ (never. be) fo the circus before last week.
(study) for the history exam when
~ (go) off.
IL Thealarm clock ____ (nol ring) yesterday morning
and I (be) late for work.
12. Mr. Roberts ____ (work) in the company for six years
before t _______ (go) bankrupt.
(not, sleep) when I
(they. vist you Last ime?
(write) a letter
urn lastnight
14. When —___..
15. Yesterday af ths fime, Karen —
‘of application fo the manager of L'Oreal
(not, pay) attention fo the teacher and my
_-— (nok, pay) atention either.
17. When we (go) out for a walk last Sunday
(never, see) the Pyramids before our trip to
Egypt in 2005.
(Simon and Alice, get) married last summer?
— (wait) for more than an hour before Lady
appear) on the stage.
21. Michael and Robert _______(rllerblade) in the backyard
~ (phone).
(meet) Harry at Brenda’s birthday party last month.
— (you. spend) your last winter holidays?
24, My cousin and 1________
(si) on a park bench when we
(hear) a thunder
25, By six o clock Te
—-—---- (pack) all his
stuff in his backpack
6. — (sunbathe)
for two hours before it
(tar!) to rain.